We Love It's Guide to…
Create a Hobbit in Bywater, where you forage, garden, fish, cook for neighbors, decorate your home, and help the village grow.
Released 29 Jul 2025
Cook to Build Friendships
Decorate a Hobbit Hole
Garden Seasonal Crops
Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.
Developed by Wētā Workshop · Published by Fictions
Create a Hobbit and settle in Bywater, a small Shire community working toward official village status. Follow its story and meet its residents, including familiar faces from Middle-earth.
Spend each day gathering wild ingredients, fishing, tending seasonal crops, and trading with townsfolk. Cook meals for invited neighbors; matching their cravings and preparing dishes well can strengthen friendships.
Personalize your Hobbit’s appearance and decorate a home with freely placed furnishings. Club tasks and relationships unlock rewards such as skills, clothing, home options, and new places to explore; seasons and weather affect what you can find.
The supplied reviews are divided, but players who enjoy the game often praise its cozy Hobbit-life setting, relaxed pace, Shire scenery, and everyday routines. Cooking for neighbors and decorating a Hobbit hole are recurring highlights, along with the appeal of gathering ingredients and discovering character or setting details. Other reviewers find the quests repetitive, the story brief, and some activities or interactions too limited.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 30 |
| Age ratings |
|
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
Games similar to Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
