While cooking, foraging, fishing, and gardening are all core pillars of Tales of the Shire's gameplay loop, a good cozy game can't forget about its social elements. Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

TLDR: Ignore the hate from certain groups of people. If you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings and love cozy, immersive games, Tales of the Shire is an absolute gem. From the moment you step into ...

Lord of the Rings has a long history of epic games. However, Middle Earth isn’t all battles and quests. Tales of the Shire is an upcoming cozy simulation game putting you in the shoes of a hobby ...

If your favorite part of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books or movies is the time spent in the Shire – the lush, verdant, and hilly home of the habitually hungry halflings who live in holes ...

Tales of the Shire is now only a few months away from launch, meaning that fans of The Lord of the Rings won't have to wait much longer to finally experience a cozy view of Middle-earth. Revealed last ...

From his earliest gaming memories playing Spyro 2 on the PlayStation, to being obsessed with the swing-out animations in Marvel's Spider-Man, Cameron has always been, and continues to be, in love with ...

One of the first things players see when they step into the world of new narrative sim video game “Tales of the Shire” is the iconic “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” character Gandalf. He’s ...

Tales of the Shire, a cozy life sim set in the world of Lord of the Rings, has gotten a new release date and a strange new name. It’s scheduled for release on March 25, 2025 and it’s now called Tales ...

If there’s one thing you need to know about Nerdist, it’s that we absolutely love LEGO. And more than anything else, we love The Lord of the Rings LEGO sets. So far, we’ve had an incredible time ...

“Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood surprised and delighted a couple of fans who were getting married on the Shire set, which is still standing in New Zealand. “We were just finishing the signing of ...