Today's showcase gave an in-depth look at the game, examining all of the cosy aspects the developers have added, the inspirations they took from Tolkien's work and the Hobbit-sized stories you'll come across along the way.
The life sim genre is a pretty packed one on Switch, but the Middle Earth flair has us excited to see more from this one. House decoration, town-building and fishing might not be particularly new, though there's no denying that the Shire brings a new level of coziness to it all.
Come on, take a look at the following screens and tell us that it doesn't look like a warm hug:
