Tales of the Shire
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Tales of the Shire is an indie developed by Weta Gameshop, released 29 July 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What Tales of the Shire is
Tales of the Shire is an indie game developed by Weta Gameshop and released in 2025. It was published by Private Division. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Create your own Hobbit as you set forth in Bywater. Though not yet established as an official village in Hobbiton, play a part in helping the quaint town flourish. Greet comfort at the door as you decorate your own Hobbit hole, tend to your garden, fish at the clear ponds, forage wild fruits and herbs, or trade with townsfolks. Prepare homemade meals to share with fellow Hobbits and foster relationships. With much to see and lots more to eat, enjoy days of splendor in the picturesque forests, lakes, and pastures. Unwind in the place where what matters most are all the little things. Help bring the community together to achieve village status in Bywater. Experience delight in Tales of the…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the The Lord of the Rings series
Tales of the Shire is the 68th of 69 entries we hold in the The Lord of the Rings series. It arrived 2 years after The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. The next entry was The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition in 2026. Its critic score of 65 is 9 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring at 91.
How it was received
Tales of the Shire holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,101 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 13 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 16 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X, 4 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB. A 16GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Tales of the Shire launched on 29 July 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Sword of the Sea. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Sword of the Sea.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tales of the Shire yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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