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

Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.

Released Jul 29, 2025 Developer Wētā Workshop Publisher Fictions Platforms Windows Life Sim Cozy Character Customization Farming Sim Casual

View on Steam ↗ $20.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

81.7%positive3,805 reviews

Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“I had such a cozy time with Tales of the Shire ♡ It’s a simple, laid-back game where you settle into life as a Hobbit in Bywater and spend your days farming, fishing, foraging, cooking, decorating your home and getting to know everyone around town. The scenery is also really…”

— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played

Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“I've seen a few negative reviews that seem to want an entirely different game... it's like they just saw the word 'Hobbit' and stopped reading the description before buying, then were shocked that it wasn't exactly whatever they imagined. This game does exactly what it says it…”

— a player, Steam review · 92 hrs played

Not recommended · 134 found this helpful

“I wish this game was more interactive. It talks about life as a Hobbit, but you can't actually live it. There are no voices, not even for Gandalf. Just weird sighs. No singing, dancing, drinking, or pipe-smoking in a hobbit game? You can't buy anything at the Green Dragon, you…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

5,373all-time peak

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

30achievements

7.8%median completion

0.9%rarest: It Snowed Food and Rained Drink

Almost everyone has

68.9%A Skip and a Few Stout Strides — Skip in a merry fashion

60.0%At Least One Good Meal — Make a 3-star meal

35.0%Second Breakfast — Host a late morning meal

Rarest badges of honor

0.9%It Snowed Food and Rained Drink — Cook one of each meal

1.3%"Po-ta-toes" — Hidden achievement

1.6%We only wish, to catch a fish — Catch all types of fish

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$20.99−40% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC

$34.99base price

$20.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26

US20.99 USD−40%

EU19.79 EUR−40%

UK17.39 GBP−40%

Australia29.97 AUD−40%

Canada27.59 CAD−40%

Japan2,370 JPY−40%

Brazil59.99 BRL−40%

China76.80 CNY−40%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 10, 2025
PC Patch Notes: v1.0.2.0

🧺 🌱 PC Patch Notes: v1.0.2.0 🌱🧺 If you’ve acquired quite the collection of mathoms, worry not. Your sizeable inventory will be just as easy to peruse as those with fewer things stowed away thanks to a

Sep 05, 2025
PC Patch Notes: v1.0.1.1

🥕🍅 PC Patch Notes: v1.0.1.1 🥕🍅 It took a bit of convincing, but Sandyman's finally come around and will now properly acknowledge that you've done every last task he set, and he's handed over all the r

Aug 21, 2025
PC Patch Notes: v1.0.1.0

Hullo Hobbits, Thank you for your patience as we pruned, spruced, weeded, planted and tended to all sorts of things in the garden for our new PC patch — released today! 🥕🍅 PC Patch Notes: v1.0.1.0 🥕🍅

Aug 07, 2025
PC Patch Notes: v1.0.0.2

Hello Hobbits, Thank you for your support of Tales of the Shire! The team has been working on bugs and issues that have popped up since launch: In later years, some players have found forageables incr

Jul 30, 2025
Official Tales of the Shire Discord

Our cosy Discord is the perfect place to chat with fellow Hobbits. Join our community here: https://discord.com/invite/WFemRx5ZMe [img src="

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

Genres	Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Player tags	Life Sim · Cozy · Character Customization · Farming Sim · Casual · Indie · Nature · Cooking · Cute · 3D · Third Person · Simulation (Steam store community voting)
Features	Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
Languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish
Controller	Full support
Achievements	30
Official site	http://talesoftheshire.com

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X, 4 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Details: 1080p Very Low @ 30 FPS