Tales of the Shire is an upcoming cozy life sim by indie developer Weta Workshop, based on the Lord of the Rings series of novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. As a Hobbit in the village of Bywater, players will be able to complete a variety of activities associated with the genre, many of which have been made popular by other cozy life sim games such as ConcernedApe's Stardew Valley and Nintendo's Animal Crossing series.