A cosy new hobbit-based Lord of the Rings spinoff game has been teased by Wētā Workshop and Private Division. Yes, it is actually happening.
Tales of the Shire was announced to celebrate Hobbit Day, and promises to provide a snuggly “heart-warming” experience set in Tolkein’s Middle-earth universe. It’s coming from Wētā Workshop and Private Division and will arrive sometime next year. Needless to say, I am more than a little bit excited.
To accompany this announcement, a small teaser was also released. It is short and suitably charming, showing a young person humming as she sits at a table strewn with flora and art supplies. There are also modern bits and pieces, such as headphones. She is painting in a book, and while I have nothing to base this on other than my hunch, she looks to be painting herself as a hobbit. Could this be Tales of the Shire’s soon to be pint-sized protagonist?
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Exactly. I’m one of these gamers. I’m tired of souls-likes and rogue-likes, boomer shooters, gritty grimdark action dramas…
Like you said, life is hard and expects so much from me. I want games that feel like it’s okay to exist without having to try too hard or prove myself. Cozy is exactly the genre I want to be spending most of my gaming time in.