Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Gamedeveloper Weta Workshop has revealed the official PC system requirements for the upcoming life sim. Luckily,Tales of the Shirehas modest specs on PC, despite being more demanding than other popular games in the same genre.

Originally announced by Weta Workshop and Private Division in 2023,Tales of the Shirewill be released on July 10, 2025. The title was originally set to be out in 2024, butTales of the Shirewas delayed twice. In the upcoming farming sim, gamers will play as a Hobbit in the village of Bywater, a small community in the Shire. Players will be able to decorate their homes, explore the region, harvest crops, fish, and much more.

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Now, the developers ofTales of the Shirehave revealed the game’s specs onSteam. To play the game with the “Minimum” requirements, which will guarantee 1080p and 30 FPS at the Very Low preset, players will need CPUs like the Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, and GPUs such as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, or AMD Radeon R9 270X, or Intel Arc A580. For the “Recommended” specs, which allow for playing on 1080p on 60 FPS using High settings, Weta Workshop expects gamers to use processors such as the Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT as graphics cards. In both games, at least 16 GB of RAM is required, as well as 3 GB of free space.​​​​​​​

Recommended requirements (1080p, 60 FPS, High)

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Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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Graphics Card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X, 4 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 12 GB

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16 GB

3 GB

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4GB

8GB

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While these are arguably not very high requirements, they makeTales of the Shiremuch more demanding than similar games such asStardew Valley. Otherpopular farming sims, such asFields of MistriaorCoral Island, are much easier to play on less powerful PCs, too.

Alternatively, gamers can playTales of the Shireon consoles, such as the PS4, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. Back in May, Weta Workshopunveiled the physical editions ofTales of the Shire, which will be limited to the PS5 and Switch. Gamers will be able to pick between two editions, with both featuring the game itself, a map of Bywater, and pre-order bonuses, but only one will have an exclusive book cover o-sleeve.

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Hopefully,Tales of the Shirewill be a good pick for Tolkien fanswho want a cozy experience. It remains to be seen how it’ll fare against popular titles such asStardew Valley, though.