Check out the first 23 minutes of Tales of the Shire, a cozy life sim by Weta Workshop. Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit books can embrace a Hobbit life while building the Bywater village with days full of gardening, harvesting, fishing, cooking, and fostering relationships in this Middle-earth setting.

00:00 – Intro

00:58 – Character Creation

01:24 – Getting to Bywater

04:20 – Orlo Welcomes You Home

05:31 – Cook Your First Meal

07:03 – Share a Meal with Orlo

08:33 – Check Your Postbox

09:57 – Meet Hobbits at The Green Dragon

13:55 – Buy Ingredients from Young Tom Cotton

14:53 – Speak to Old Noakes

16:38 – Learn How to Fish

17:51 – Speak to Farmer Cotton

19:02 – Buy Seeds from Farmer Cotton

20:17 – Learn How to Garden

22:05 – Cook a 4-Star Meal