Graveyard Keeper
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AdventureIndieRPGSimulationPixel GraphicsCraftingManagementSandboxSingleplayer

1,138 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,217

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,791

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Game description

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Basic info

DeveloperLazy Bear Games
PublishertinyBuild
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 15, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 (SP1+)
ProcessorIntel core i5, 1.5 GHz and up
Memory4 GB
Graphics1 Gb dedicated video card, shader model 3.0+
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 440 reviews from the past 1 year

76.4/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (85%)

Metacritic: 69 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Running a medieval graveyard with a streak of dark humor, Graveyard Keeper scores 76.4 from 440 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

144 reviews call it fun, enjoying its dark humor and a crafting loop that can be hard to put down. 54 praise the visuals, singling out a charming pixel art style that makes simply walking around the map a pleasure. 30 enjoy its absurd world and atmosphere, describing dark fantasy themes and memorable characters. Visuals & Sound ranks 386th of 1249, Story & World ranks 669th of 1096, and Content Volume ranks 589th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 77% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1196th of 1396. 159 reviews say the game explains almost nothing, so players get stuck and keep a guide or wiki open to learn its systems. 57 feel progression is slowed by endless chores, with many steps needed to make a single item and bottlenecks after the early hours. 23 find the grind repetitive and sometimes pointless, and a few say they dropped it after a dozen hours as it grew samey. Others mention a lot of walking between locations. Pricing & Fairness ranks 680th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“wiki required to understand game systems and mechanics” · 159 reviews
“excellent and fun game with unique dark humor” · 144 reviews
“graphics and gothic Stardew Valley concept appealing” · 54 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 77% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.74 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “wiki required to understand game systems and mechanics” · 159 reviews

Progression 56% · Difficulty 5% · Freedom 20% · Strategy 15% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.12 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “absurd world with dark humor, genuinely clever and engaging” · 30 reviews

Story 35% · Characters 15%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.74 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “115 hours with 585 days playtime, rich gameplay dimensions including farming, fishing, alchemy, building” · 10 reviews
Negative “doesn't compare to the original game in depth” · 4 reviews

Variety 33% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.66 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics and gothic Stardew Valley concept appealing” · 54 reviews

Audio 11%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.75 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.11 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “rest of game content split across expensive DLCs” · 14 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.15 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game-breaking bug made corpses invisible, impossible to continue” · 11 reviews

Performance 4% · Developer support 8%

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

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