After getting delayed from 2024 to early this 12 months, Weta Workshop’s Tales of the Shires: A The Lord of the Rings Sport 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 somewhat longer to make sure that each Hobbit, on each platform, can take pleasure in the identical cozy expertise.” It desires 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 dwelling in The Shire. From foot-hair kinds to the fluffiest truffles, each element will probably 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 dwelling and cooking to fishing, gardening and farming.
You can even 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. Take a look at extra intensive 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 in your assist and endurance.🍽️🥧#TalesOfTheShire #LOTR #cozygaming pic.twitter.com/8afaLnGfFL
— Tales of the Shire (@talesoftheshire) February 20, 2025
