Choose Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game
Choose Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,379 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game vs Little Crossroads
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game and Little Crossroads both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game (2025) is 1 year older than Little Crossroads (2026). Little Crossroads has co-op; Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game does not. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Little Crossroads
Choose Little Crossroads if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Little Crossroads launched in 2026.
Both Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game and Little Crossroads sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game |  Little Crossroads | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 24.49 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive (2,379 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Wētā Workshop | Red Merle Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game (2025) is 1 year older than Little Crossroads (2026).
- Little Crossroads has co-op; Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game does not.
- Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Little Crossroads has no Deck rating yet.
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game vs Little Crossroads — FAQ
- Should I play Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game or Little Crossroads first?
- If you want chronology, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game (2025) came out before Little Crossroads (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game and Little Crossroads similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game have multiplayer like Little Crossroads?
- No. Little Crossroads supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game is listed as single-player only.
- Does Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Little Crossroads doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.