Earlier today, at a presentation celebrating Hobbit Day, Private Division and Weta Workshop announced the release date for their upcoming hobbit-themed life sim, Tales of the Shire. The game was recently delayed to 2024 and will now launch on March 25, 2025.
Legends of the Shire takes the world of The Lord of the Rings away from the action-packed combat that fans are used to, instead focusing on the Shire and its many hobbit inhabitants. Players will create their own hobbit, move into one of Bywater’s many hobbit cave houses, and become a member of hobbit society.
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Players’ tasks will include gathering ingredients for breakfast and a second breakfast, as well as fishing, gardening and decorating the hobbit’s home. The waterfront will be filled with other hobbit NPCs who will assign tasks, trade rare items, and offer advice to new hobbits in town on how to fit in.
Legends of the Shire will be the first game released by Weta Workshop’s video game division, which was originally established in 2014. Part 2” and another Tolkien project on Amazon Prime, Rings of Power.
Hobbit Day – the reason for Legends of the Shire Live – is part of Tolkien Week, an annual week-long celebration of the many works of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien. Hobbit Day is celebrated every year on September 22. Fans of “The Lord of the Rings” know that this day is the birthday of the two most important hobbits, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.
Tales Of The Shire will launch on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam and mobile devices on March 25, 2025 via Netflix Games.
