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11 Graveyard Keeper 2 is the sequel to the 2018 management sim Graveyard Keeper. It was revealed at the Triple-I Initiative Reveal in April 2026 and was released on 22 September 2026 on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and both Nintendo Switch consoles. A free demo covering the opening hours was released on 14 September, and there was no early access programme. This page is the practical onboarding guide for new players. For the broader pitch, see the main overview.

33 The developer logs set out what that work looks like: the cemetery sits just outside the walls of The Town, which the player rebuilds district by district.

55 Released: 22 September 2026 on every platform. The PlayStation, Xbox and GOG listings put the unlock at 17:00 UTC. Price: 24.99 US dollars on every storefront read the day after launch. Storefront specifics live in the platforms and release article and the dedicated System Requirements page.

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99 On PC the game is sold on Steam and GOG, and the developer also lists the Epic Games Store, which the official site links. On consoles it is on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 and on the Xbox store for Series X and Series S and Xbox One. The developer lists Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and the official site links an eShop page for each. Every storefront read the day after launch listed it at 24.99 US dollars. It is not part of any subscription catalogue, although owners on Xbox can stream it through cloud play with a qualifying membership. On PC it carries a Verified rating for Steam Deck.

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11-The free demo released on 14 September 2026 covered the first steps of the game up to the introduction of The Town, about three to four hours by the studio's estimate, taking in crafting, scavenging, digging and decorating graves, and a first battle in defence of the settlement. Demo saves carry into the full game. On PC the transfer should happen automatically, and the publisher's support centre describes copying the demo's save files into the full game's save folder, or pulling them from cloud saves, if they do not appear. On Nintendo Switch demo progress does not transfer, and the official known issues list asks players to start a new game. The PC demo listing was withdrawn after launch.

11+The free demo released on 14 September 2026 covered the first steps of the game up to the introduction of The Town, about three to four hours by the studio's estimate, taking in crafting, scavenging, digging and decorating graves, and a first battle in defence of the settlement. Demo saves carry into the full game. On PC the transfer should happen automatically, and the publisher's support centre describes copying the demo's save files into the full game's save folder, or pulling them from cloud saves, if they do not appear. On 23 September 2026 the official known issues list said Nintendo Switch demo progress did not transfer and asked players to start a new game; that entry was gone from the list by 13 October 2026. The PC demo listing was withdrawn after launch.

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1414 Around the announcement, the original Graveyard Keeper was made free-to-keep on its storefronts, with a claim window that ran through April 13, 2026, and the PC storefront now sells a bundle of both games. The graveyard-management loop, the dark humour and the medieval-fantasy framing carry over from it, so it remains useful background, but the sequel's systems are documented on their own pages and nothing from the first game's recipes or quests is assumed to hold here.

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1616 What You'll Be Doing

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1919 You play as the Grand Inquisitor of a medieval kingdom in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. The role layers four broad activities on top of each other:

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2121 Manage a graveyard. Build and upgrade plots, handle remains, and run the production chains that grow out from the cemetery.Automate production with zombie labour. Captured zombies physically power workstations and conveyor systems, freeing the player from repetitive manual work.Rebuild a town. Restore a ruined medieval settlement, help the residents who survive, and unlock the buildings and services that come with a working community.Defend against zombie hordes. Build fortifications, equip troops, and lead an undead army into engagements with the larger apocalypse.

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2323 Three (Or Four) Pillars

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2525 The sequel is best understood as three intertwined pillars, with combat sometimes broken out as its own fourth pillar depending on how you slice it.

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2727 PillarWhat It CoversGraveyard Management & AutomationThe cemetery economy and the zombie-powered conveyor systems that chain into it.Town RestorationRebuilding the ruined town, working with surviving residents, and unlocking new structures.Combat & DefenceCrafting weapons and armour, raising fortifications, training troops, and leading the undead army into the field.

2828 Tonal Shift From the First Game

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3131 The first Graveyard Keeper was a cozy mortuary sim with a slow production-chain rhythm and no apocalyptic threat hanging over the village. The sequel keeps that mortuary-sim core and stacks two louder genres on top: an automation-factory layer where zombies replace the player's hands on the production line, and a tower-defence layer where the town has to be physically defended from horde attacks. The dark humour and grotesque cast carry over; the pacing does not.

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3333 Story Setup

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3535 The kingdom is in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and the player character is the Grand Inquisitor tasked with holding the line. The undead are simultaneously the central threat and the central labour pool: the same zombies that menace the town in waves can be captured and put to work underground. That tension is the narrative spine.

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3737 What We Know Vs. What We Don't

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4040 The official material draws a clear picture of the four big systems and the genre framing, while leaving many specifics to the game itself. The table below splits what first-party sources have confirmed from what they have not described, so newcomers know where to trust the wiki and where to wait.

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4242 AreaConfirmedNot Yet ConfirmedGenre framingManagement sim with automation and tower-defence layers, single-player.Exact pacing and day-night structure.SavingThe game is saved by resting in bed, according to the publisher's support centre.Autosave behaviour.Story setupGrand Inquisitor in a zombie-overrun kingdom rebuilding a ruined town. The achievement list names Januarius and Jully, Jack, Gunter, Linda, the bandits and the fairy.Most character roles, faction names and the ending.PlatformsPC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch and Switch 2, all released on 22 September 2026.Cross-save, cross-buy and the Switch to Switch 2 upgrade path.HardwareMinimum and recommended PC tiers on the storefront, and a Verified rating for Steam Deck.VRAM and console frame rate targets.ReleaseReleased 22 September 2026 (17:00 UTC on the PlayStation, Xbox and GOG listings), at 24.99 US dollars on every storefront read the day after launch.Nintendo eShop and Epic Games Store prices, which have not been read for this wiki.

4343 Interface and Menus

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4545 The official screenshots show how the game is laid out on screen. A top menu bar carries five tabs, and a persistent heads-up display tracks the Inquisitor's resources and standing with the living.

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4747 Menu TabWhat It OpensCharacterThe Inquisitor's own stats and progression.Tech TreeThe research screen that unlocks buildings, tools, and other recipes. See below.InspirationsA separate screen with its own notification marker; its contents are not yet legible in current material.QuestsThe active objective and storyline log.MapThe world map covering the keeper's grounds and The Town.

4848 The heads-up display also shows an energy bar, a small stock of a pink resource, three colour-coded point types (red, green, and blue) spent on research, and an approval gauge shown as a value out of 20 that appears to track standing with the townsfolk. A catalogue of the named areas the game shows in its location banner lives on the Locations page.

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5252 Progression runs through a Tech Tree split into several categories. Screenshots show a Building category open alongside three more category tabs marked by a book, a plant, and a skull icon. Unlocking a node spends the three coloured points and grants its blueprint. These Building-category nodes are legible in the official screenshots:

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5454 Building NodeWhat It CoversThe Concept of WoodOpening node for basic woodcutting and lumber.Woodworking IFirst tier of processed-wood recipes.ChoppingTurns logs into firewood and boards.The Concept of StoneOpening node for stone gathering.Pottery IFirst tier of clay and pottery work.Brick MakingFired bricks for construction.Stone PolishingRefined stone for higher-tier building.Oiled WoodTreated wood, a mid-tier material.Tool RackA workshop fixture for tools.Simple WeaponsEarly armaments, tying the crafting tree to the Combat layer.Simple BarricadesBasic defensive structures for the tower-defence layer.

5555 Only the Building category is readable in the official screenshots, so the full node list across the book, plant, and skull categories is not documented here. After launch the developer named one more technology, Suit Up!, which unlocks the Dresser used to change clothes. The tree as a whole is covered on Technology Tree.

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5757 Building Nodes Visible in Screenshots

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5959 The Building category is the only tech tree branch shown clearly in the official screenshots. The nodes legible in it are listed below, in roughly the order the connecting lines run. They give a sense of the early progression rather than a complete tree, and unlock costs are not shown.

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6161 NodeLeads TowardThe Concept of WoodWoodworking I and ChoppingWoodworking ISimple Weapons and Simple BarricadesChoppingTimber processingThe Concept of StoneStone Polishing, Pottery I and Brick MakingSimple WeaponsEarly armament for the troopsSimple BarricadesEarly defensive placementsTool RackTool storage and Oiled woodOiled woodImproved timber outputStone PolishingRefined stone goodsPottery ICeramics productionBrick MakingMasonry for construction

6262 Every node shown in that screenshot already carries a completion tick, so the capture is from a save with the early Building branch finished rather than from a fresh start.

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6464 Changes for Returning Players

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6666 The September 2026 developer log listed a set of deliberate changes from the first game. They are the clearest guide to what a returning player should unlearn.

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6868 ChangeDetailFast travelThe first game's teleport stone is gone. Travel between unlocked locations uses Milestones insteadGrindThe studio says there will be less grinding this time, softened further by a new talent systemProgressionThe Technology Tree returns in a familiar form, with talents layered on topQuest charactersThey no longer arrive from the Town once a week. They stay at their regular locations, though some mechanics tied to them are only available on their designated daysThe KeeperThe studio says it is the same Keeper, then qualifies that it is not exactly the same one. See Grand InquisitorThe skullThe talking skull companion is not the first game's skull. See The Skull CompanionScaleThe map now includes The Town and a set of southern outskirts. See Story and Setting

6969 First Steps Checklist

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71-Pick a platform and storefront. Every storefront read the day after launch listed the game at 24.99 US dollars.If you played the demo, check that the save carried over. On Nintendo Switch it does not, and a new game is needed.If you pre-ordered, look for the sauna to the left of the base, over the bridge once it has been repaired, and unlock the Suit Up! technology and build a Dresser at home for the outfit. See Editions and Pre-Orders.Save often by resting in bed, and relaunch the game every few hours during long sessions. The publisher recommends both as a workaround for performance that degrades over extended play. See Known Issues and Patch Notes.Choose your audio. The developer says the options switch between full voice acting and the characters' original mumbling.Bookmark this wiki. Pages are updated as official information is verified.

71+Pick a platform and storefront. Every storefront read the day after launch listed the game at 24.99 US dollars.If you played the demo, check that the save carried over. On 23 September 2026 the known issues list said it did not on Nintendo Switch; check the current list before starting over.If you pre-ordered, look for the sauna to the left of the base, over the bridge once it has been repaired, and unlock the Suit Up! technology and build a Dresser at home for the outfit. See Editions and Pre-Orders.Save often by resting in bed, and relaunch the game every few hours during long sessions. The publisher recommends both as a workaround for performance that degrades over extended play. See Known Issues and Patch Notes.Choose your audio. The developer says the options switch between full voice acting and the characters' original mumbling.Bookmark this wiki. Pages are updated as official information is verified.

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7373 Several specifics are not yet documented here: exact controls and default keybinds, item lists and zombie types. Verified information will be folded into the automation, combat, and town restoration pages as it lands. The full list of achievements, which names many of the game's activities, is on Achievements.

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