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AdventureRPGSimulationSandboxBuildingMedievalCapitalismCrafting

2,660 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 5,254

Peak in the last 7 days: 7,025

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Game description

The most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim is back! Restore The Town, manage the graveyard, automate production, lead your undead army into battle and turn the zombie problem into a thriving business! Graveyard Keeper 2 is the grotesque sequel that's deeper than six feet, and more unhinged than ever!

Basic info

DeveloperLazy Bear Games
PublishertinyBuild
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 22, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 x64 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (13 gen) or similar
Memory6 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1650 or similar
Storage4 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 457 reviews from the past 1 year

71.4/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (76%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Players love Graveyard Keeper 2, say 118 reviews, some despite convoluted quests, and it scores 71.4 from 11,147 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

41 reviews praise the visuals, with the most upvoted citing gorgeous pixel graphics and excellent music and sound design. 28 praise the story, some saying it moves at a steadier pace than in the first game. Players describe addictive progression with new features such as village restoration and automated production, and appreciate an improved teleportation system and better map layout.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 1314th of 1396 and comes up in 68% of analyzed reviews. 94 reviews find its systems confusing, and the most upvoted says the factory system has no queue for recipes. 78 criticize progression, some calling the production grind tedious, and 48 report crashes, some blaming a memory leak after long sessions. Tech & Support ranks 971st of 1399 and Content Volume 816th of 1351. Some also want more character customization, including a female protagonist.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“love the game despite convoluted quest design” · 118 reviews
“gorgeous pixel graphics with excellent music and sound design” · 41 reviews
“story moves steadier than first game” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.51 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “factory system is poorly designed with confusing mechanics and no queue system for recipes” · 94 reviews
Positive “improved from first game, different concept feels fresh, Turkish localization” · 5 reviews

Progression 54% · Difficulty 7% · Freedom 27% · Strategy 31% · Controls & feel 33%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +1.71 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story moves steadier than first game” · 28 reviews
Negative “AI-generated writing is context-deprived and pointless” · 4 reviews

Characters 9% · World 12%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.96 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “factory automation dominates late game, tower defense and town rebuilding repetitive and unrewarding” · 14 reviews
Positive “20 hours in and never felt repetitive despite continuation of first game” · 4 reviews

Volume 16% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.14 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “gorgeous pixel graphics with excellent music and sound design” · 41 reviews
Negative “unskippable cutscenes look like AI-generated slop with poor art quality” · 5 reviews

Audio 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.32 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “panic mechanic severely reduces faith generation, crippling core automation gameplay” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.40 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “memory leak causes game to crash after long sessions” · 48 reviews
Positive “game is really stable, no crashes or bugs at launch” · 3 reviews

Performance 8% · Developer support 23%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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