"Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game" Delayed to July 29

T0@st · Monday at 2:13 PM

Dear Fellow Hobbits, a good Hobbit feast takes time, and so does Tales of the Shire! We're taking a little longer to ensure that every Hobbit, on every platform, can enjoy the same cozy experience. The game will now launch on July 29, 2025. We want this game to feel like a warm hug from Middle-earth, and we are making sure that no matter where you play, you'll feel right at home in The Shire. From foot-hair styles to the fluffiest cakes, every detail will be just right.

We appreciate your patience and cannot wait for you to experience life in The Shire this summer. In the meantime, arrange the table, polish your silver and get ready for a feast fit for a Hobbit! Looking forward to welcoming you to Bywater.

From the folks at Weta Workshop Game Studio

Learn more about decorating in Tales of the Shire:

Tales of the Shire needs a bit more simmering... Now coming July 29th, 2025. Thank you for your support and patience.

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Vayra86 · Monday at 2:40 PM

Why does it look like a game from 2001?

neatfeatguy · Monday at 3:51 PM

Vayra86 said:
Why does it look like a game from 2001?

Looks like the original Fable game that released back in 2004.....

Actually, I think Fable looks better.

The shire game is probably some mobile game that's being ported over to PC/consoles instead.

unwind-protect · Monday at 4:29 PM

In other words, consoles dictate timing.

AnarchoPrimitiv · Monday at 5:15 PM

Still wish a Tolkien game would come along that is based during the First Age....that's when all the craziest sh*t happened.

unwind-protect · Monday at 5:43 PM

AnarchoPrimitiv said:
Still wish a Tolkien game would come along that is based during the First Age....that's when all the craziest sh*t happened.

The rights to the SIlmarillion have never been licensed out to other media.

Lord of the Rings Online contains quite a lot of things from first and second age. But it is all anchored in the appendixes to the LOTR book.

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"Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game" Delayed to July 29

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