Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is set to release on July 29, 2025. Its biggest competition comes just weeks earlier, with The Sims 4: Enchanted By Nature expansion launching in early July. While The Sims 4 is primarily a life sim, cozy gameplay is well within its wheelhouse. The overlap is clear enough to put both titles in a similar space, even if one is a full game and the other is just an expansion.