After getting delayed from 2024 to early this yr, Weta Workshop’s Tales of the Shires: A The Lord of the Rings Recreation has seen one other delay. Initially set for March twenty fifth, it’s now launching on July twenty ninth for Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Swap.
In an announcement on Twitter, the developer revealed that it’s “taking a bit longer to make sure that each Hobbit, on each platform, can take pleasure in the identical cozy expertise.” It needs the title to “really feel like a heat hug from Center-earth, and we’re ensuring that irrespective of the place you play, you’ll really feel proper at house in The Shire. From foot-hair types to the fluffiest truffles, each element can be good.”
Introduced in September 2023, Tales of the Shire is a life sim title set in Bywater, a part of Center-earth’s Shire. Gamers can customise their very own Hobbit and interact in quite a few actions, from adorning their house and cooking to fishing, gardening and farming.
It’s also possible to commerce with a number of villagers and invite them to dinner events to foster friendships. Given The Lord of the Rings license, there are additionally some “misplaced treasures” to find and hidden glades to analyze. Try extra in depth gameplay right here, and keep tuned for additional updates within the coming months.
📢 Tales of the Shire wants a bit extra simmering… Now coming July twenty ninth, 2025. Thanks on your help and persistence.🍽️🥧#TalesOfTheShire #LOTR #cozygaming pic.twitter.com/8afaLnGfFL
— Tales of the Shire (@talesoftheshire) February 20, 2025