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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game

A Hobbit life sim about meals and community in the Shire

Wētā Workshop · Published by Fictions · Released Jul 29, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 3,320
Recent reviews
Mixed
68% of 29 in 30 days
Players
29
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
7 months ago
Mar 25, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 770
16 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game?

In this single-player, third-person life sim, you settle in Bywater in the Shire and help it gain official village status. You create a Hobbit, explore the countryside, grow crops, fish, forage, decorate your home, and prepare shared meals to build relationships with neighbors.

For you if...

  • +you prefer unhurried daily routines over a demanding schedule

Not for you if...

  • −you expect a lengthy, story-driven role-playing adventure

What players say

81% of 3,320 reviews are positive · 68% of 29 in the last 30 days

Players praise the Shire's scenery, home decorating, and cooking. Common complaints concern repetitive tasks and shallow characters, while recent reviews still mention bugs and a lack of polish.

Screenshots and trailer

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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 770, 16 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X, 4 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
Notes
Details: 1080p Very Low @ 30 FPS

Recommended

OS
Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 12 GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
Notes
Details: 1080p High @ 60 FPS

Does Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
30
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish.

Does Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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