The Hobbit video game is a text-based computer game released in 1982 and based on the book The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was developed by Beam Software and published by Melbourne. In the game, you may control Bilbo Baggins on his journey from Bag End to the Lonely Mountain, along with his companions, Thorin and Gandalf. The object of the game is to return to Bag End with Thorin and the treasure.