After being slapped with a delay earlier this month, Private Division and Wētā Workshop came to today’s Hobbit Day Showcase to reveal that Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings will be coming to Switch on March 25, 2025 (which, canonically, is the day Frodo and Samwise destroyed the One Ring — the more you know).
Today’s presentation gave an in-depth look at the game, examining all the cozy aspects the developers have added, the inspiration they’ve taken from Tolkien’s work, and the Hobbit-sized stories you’ll encounter along the way.
The life simulation genre is pretty crowded on the Switch, but the Middle Earth flavor has us excited to see more of this. Decorating houses, building a town and fishing may not be particularly new, although there’s no denying that the Shire brings a new level of comfort to it all.
Come on, take a look at the following screens and tell us that’s it it doesn’t work looks like a warm hug:
We were lucky enough to get an early build of the game at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, and we loved what we saw — especially the focus on cooking. You can find our full review below.
