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1-Graveyard Keeper 2 was released on 22 September 2026 on PC and six console platforms on the same day, unlocking at 17:00 UTC on the PlayStation, Xbox and GOG storefronts. The date was announced on 26 August 2026 alongside a release-date trailer, and pre-orders opened the same day on the Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox storefronts. A free demo covering the opening hours was released on 14 September 2026, and its save carries into the full game on every platform except Nintendo Switch. See the overview and the Getting Started guide for the opening hours. Detailed PC specs live on the System Requirements page.
1+Graveyard Keeper 2 was released on 22 September 2026 on PC and six console platforms on the same day, unlocking at 17:00 UTC on the PlayStation, Xbox and GOG storefronts. The date was announced on 26 August 2026 alongside a release-date trailer, and pre-orders opened the same day on the Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox storefronts. A free demo covering the opening hours was released on 14 September 2026, and its save carries into the full game; on 23 September 2026 the known issues list made an exception for Nintendo Switch, which it no longer listed on 13 October 2026. See the overview and the Getting Started guide for the opening hours. Detailed PC specs live on the System Requirements page.
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55 Five platforms were announced at the reveal by Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild, and the console storefronts and the publisher later added PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. All seven launched on the same day. The developer's own FAQ and the publisher's support centre both list the game as available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X and Series S and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and on PC through Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store.
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8-PlatformNotesPCReleased 22 September 2026. Sold on Steam (App ID 4358690) and on GOG, both at 24.99 US dollars, and listed by the developer on the Epic Games Store, which the official site links. Windows only; the publisher's support centre says the game should also be playable on Steam Deck and on Linux through the Proton compatibility layerPlayStation 5Released 22 September 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Purchasable on the PlayStation Store at 24.99 US dollarsPlayStation 4Listed by the developer and the publisher as a launch platform. The PlayStation Store product's platform field reads PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, but the product carries only a PlayStation 5 format title ID, and a store search on 23 September 2026 found no separate PlayStation 4 productXbox Series X and Series SReleased 22 September 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Optimised for Series X and Series S and purchasable at 24.99 US dollars. It can also be streamed through Xbox Cloud Gaming with a qualifying Game Pass membership, but the game itself has to be boughtXbox OneListed by the developer and the publisher as a launch platform, and the storefront's Play With line names Xbox One alongside Series X and Series SNintendo SwitchListed by the developer and the publisher as available from launch, with an eShop product page linked from the official site. The official known issues list says Switch demo progress does not carry into the full gameNintendo Switch 2Listed by the developer as available from launch, with its own eShop product page linked from the official site. Whether it is a separate native version or an upgrade of the Switch release has not been read from the storeMobile, Mac, LinuxNot part of the lineup. No native Mac or Linux build is sold on any storefront
8+PlatformNotesPCReleased 22 September 2026. Sold on Steam (App ID 4358690) and on GOG, both at 24.99 US dollars, and listed by the developer on the Epic Games Store, which the official site links. Windows only; the publisher's support centre says the game should also be playable on Steam Deck and on Linux through the Proton compatibility layerPlayStation 5Released 22 September 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Purchasable on the PlayStation Store at 24.99 US dollarsPlayStation 4Listed by the developer and the publisher as a launch platform. The PlayStation Store product's platform field reads PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, but the product carries only a PlayStation 5 format title ID, and a store search on 23 September 2026 found no separate PlayStation 4 productXbox Series X and Series SReleased 22 September 2026 at 17:00 UTC. Optimised for Series X and Series S and purchasable at 24.99 US dollars. It can also be streamed through Xbox Cloud Gaming with a qualifying Game Pass membership, but the game itself has to be boughtXbox OneListed by the developer and the publisher as a launch platform, and the storefront's Play With line names Xbox One alongside Series X and Series SNintendo SwitchListed by the developer and the publisher as available from launch, with an eShop product page linked from the official site. On 23 September 2026 the official known issues list said Switch demo progress did not carry into the full game; the entry was gone by 13 October 2026, when the Switch versions had not yet received update 1.007Nintendo Switch 2Listed by the developer as available from launch, with its own eShop product page linked from the official site. Whether it is a separate native version or an upgrade of the Switch release has not been read from the storeMobile, Mac, LinuxNot part of the lineup. No native Mac or Linux build is sold on any storefront
99 What the Storefronts Show Against What the Publisher Announced
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1111 Before launch, the publisher's announcements listed a wider set of platforms and storefronts than the store pages carried. The table below records how that gap had closed by the day after release.
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1313 ClaimPublisher announcementState on 23 September 2026PC storefrontsSteam, Epic Games Store and GOGSteam and GOG live at 24.99 US dollars. The Epic Games Store is named by the developer and linked from the official sitePlayStationPlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4One product, purchasable at 24.99 US dollars, whose platform field reads PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5XboxXbox Series X and Series S plus Xbox OneOne product, purchasable at 24.99 US dollars, listing Xbox One and Series X and Series S under Play With, plus cloud playNintendoSwitch and Switch 2Both named by the developer as available. Both eShop product pages are linked from the official site
1414 At launch the two lined up: every platform and PC storefront the publisher named also appears in the developer's own platform list. The Epic Games Store and Nintendo eShop pages themselves have not been read for this wiki, so their prices are not recorded here.
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1616 Announcement Timeline
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18-DateEventApril 9, 2026Reveal at the Triple-I Initiative Reveal. Announcement trailer released and the store page goes live with App ID 4358690April 9, 2026Five-platform lineup published. The original Graveyard Keeper offered free-to-keep as a reveal promotionApril 9 to 13, 2026Free-to-keep window for the original game, which drew renewed attention to it ahead of the sequelFirst week of revealApproximately 400,000 wishlists accumulated, over 120,000 in the first twelve hours alone. The sequel reached around number 110 on the most-anticipated listMay 20, 2026First developer log, on the zombie workforceJune 16, 2026Second developer log, on The TownJuly 30, 2026Third developer log, on the art and visual rebuildAugust 26, 2026Release date announced as 22 September 2026, during the Future Games Show at gamescom 2026 in Cologne. A release-date trailer went up the same day and pre-orders openedSeptember 2, 2026Fourth developer log, on the wider world and the story, updated again on 7 SeptemberSeptember 14, 2026Free demo released on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2, on the day of the publisher's tinyBuild Connect 2026 showcase, with a demo trailer. The first reviews were published the same daySeptember 18, 2026Fifth developer log, on combatSeptember 22, 2026Released on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, unlocking at 17:00 UTC on the storefronts that list a time, with a launch trailer and a launch announcement. A hotfix that evening fixed pre-order content that, in some cases, did not appear in existing savesSeptember 23, 2026The day after launch, the PC demo listing had been withdrawn and every storefront read listed the game at 24.99 US dollarsSeptember 24, 2026Update 1.005, the first numbered patch. The studio announces over 400,000 copies sold across all platformsSeptember 25, 2026Update 1.006 on PC, adding an in-game bug report toolSeptember 28, 2026Update 1.007 on PCOctober 1, 2026Update 1.007 on PlayStation and Xbox, bundling the PC fixes so farOctober 2, 2026Update 1.008 on PC, and the studio's plans for future updatesOctober 6, 2026Update 1.009 on PCOctober 9, 2026Update 1.009.1 on PlayStation and XboxOctober 13, 2026Update 1.010 on PC. Neither Switch version had received update 1.007 yet
18+DateEventApril 9, 2026Reveal at the Triple-I Initiative Reveal. Announcement trailer released and the store page goes live with App ID 4358690April 9, 2026Five-platform lineup published. The original Graveyard Keeper offered free-to-keep as a reveal promotionApril 9 to 13, 2026Free-to-keep window for the original game, which drew renewed attention to it ahead of the sequelFirst week of revealApproximately 400,000 wishlists accumulated, over 120,000 in the first twelve hours alone. The sequel reached around number 110 on the most-anticipated listMay 20, 2026First developer log, on the zombie workforceJune 16, 2026Second developer log, on The TownJuly 30, 2026Third developer log, on the art and visual rebuildAugust 26, 2026Release date announced as 22 September 2026, during the Future Games Show at gamescom 2026 in Cologne. A release-date trailer went up the same day and pre-orders openedSeptember 2, 2026Fourth developer log, on the wider world and the story, updated again on 7 SeptemberSeptember 14, 2026Free demo released on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2, on the day of the publisher's tinyBuild Connect 2026 showcase, with a demo trailer. The first reviews were published the same daySeptember 18, 2026Fifth developer log, on combatSeptember 22, 2026Released on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, unlocking at 17:00 UTC on the storefronts that list a time, with a launch trailer and a launch announcement. A hotfix that evening fixed pre-order content that, in some cases, did not appear in existing savesSeptember 23, 2026The day after launch, the PC demo listing had been withdrawn and every storefront read listed the game at 24.99 US dollarsSeptember 24, 2026Update 1.005, the first numbered patch with published notes. The studio announces over 400,000 copies sold across all platformsSeptember 25, 2026Update 1.006 on PC, adding an in-game bug report toolSeptember 28, 2026Update 1.007 on PCOctober 1, 2026Update 1.007 on PlayStation and Xbox, bundling most of the PC fixes so farOctober 2, 2026Update 1.008 on PC, and the studio's plans for future updatesOctober 6, 2026Update 1.009 on PCOctober 9, 2026Update 1.009.1 on PlayStation and XboxOctober 13, 2026Update 1.010 on PC. Neither Switch version had received update 1.007 yet
1919 The full index of official posts is on Developer Logs. A free demo went live on 14 September 2026 and review coverage began the same day; before that no public build had existed. See the Free Demo section below.
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2121 Post-Launch Updates by Platform
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2323 Patches have reached the platforms at different speeds. PC gets each update first. PlayStation and Xbox have received combined updates a few days later: 1.007 on 1 October 2026, and 1.009.1 on 9 October 2026, which carried the PC changes from 1.008 and 1.009. On 13 October 2026 the official known issues list said update 1.007 had still not been released for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, so eight problems fixed on the other platforms remained open there. The publisher's patch archive says fixes are being brought to consoles as quickly as possible. Full notes are on Known Issues and Patch Notes.
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2525 System Requirements (PC)
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2727 Both a minimum and a recommended specification are published on the storefront. The listing was revised in September 2026: until mid-month it named decade-old hardware with a 2 GB footprint, and by 21 September it had been replaced with the tiers below, which were unchanged at launch and ask for a 13th generation Intel processor, a newer graphics card and 4 GB of space. No resolution or frame rate target is attached to either tier. See the dedicated System Requirements page for the full breakdown and unconfirmed-details list.
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2929 ComponentMinimumRecommendedOperating SystemWindows 10 x64 or higher, 64-bit processor requiredWindows 10 x64 or higher, 64-bit processor requiredProcessorIntel Core i3 (13th generation) or similarIntel Core i5 (13th generation) or similarMemory6 GB RAM8 GB RAMGraphicsGeForce GTX 1650 or similarGeForce RTX 3060 or similarDirectXVersion 12Version 12Storage4 GB available space4 GB available space
3030 Supported Languages
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3232 The PC storefront lists eleven supported languages at launch and breaks them out by support type. All eleven cover interface text and subtitles. English is the only language listed with full audio support, so the other ten are text-only at launch.
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3434 LanguageGroupEnglish, French, German, Polish, Russian, TurkishEuropeanSpanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil)Iberian and Brazilian variantsJapanese, Korean, Simplified ChineseEast Asian
3535 Steam Features
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3737 FeatureState on the PC listingPlayersSingle-player. No co-op, versus or online mode is declaredAchievements38, five of them hidden. See AchievementsCloud savesDeclared on the PC storefront. Transfer between PC and consoles is not describedController supportFull controller support, with DualShock and DualSense pads both listedAudioStereo. The developer says an option switches between full voice acting and the characters' original mumblingAccessibilityTwo options are declared: custom volume controls, and playable without timed inputFamily SharingEnabled, so the library copy can be shared with linked accountsSteam DeckVerified. The store lists passes for the default controller configuration, controller glyphs, legible interface text and default performanceDemoFree demo from 14 September 2026 as a separate app, withdrawn after launch. Demo saves carry into the full gameTrading cardsDeclared on the PC listing by 13 October 2026; not declared the day after launchBug reportingAn in-game bug report tool on PC since update 1.006, reached from the main menu or the pause menu
3838 The store page also carries twenty community tags, the most descriptive of which are Sandbox, Building, Capitalism, Agriculture, Medieval, Crafting, Automation, Pixel Graphics, Dark Comedy, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Farming Sim and Life Sim. The storefront's own genre fields are Adventure, Role Playing and Simulation. The console listings file it differently again: as Role Playing, Action and Adventure, and Simulation on Xbox, and as Strategy, Simulation and Role Playing Games on PlayStation.
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4040 Wishlist And Audience Response
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4242 The reveal generated unusually fast wishlist signal. Two figures published by the developer and publisher have circulated in industry press in the days after the announcement.
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4444 SignalFigureSteam wishlists, first 12 hoursOver 120,000Steam wishlists, first weekApproximately 400,000Steam most-anticipated rank in first weekApproximately #110First game during the free-to-keep windowRenewed player interest reported
4545 Console wishlist totals from PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo storefronts are not part of those figures, so the cross-platform total is higher still.
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4747 Age Ratings
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4949 Console listings carry rating marks from several boards. The Xbox store page displays an ESRB Teen mark with content descriptors; further board marks are recorded against the same product entry. The PlayStation product page displays the same ESRB descriptor set as the Xbox listing, re-checked on 21 September 2026.
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5151 BoardMarkDescriptorsESRBTeenViolence, Blood, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs and AlcoholPEGI16DrugsUSK12Fantasy violence, sexual innuendo, drugs, scary scenes, strong themesDJCTQ (Brazil)14Violence, sexual content, legal drugs, drugsAustralian ClassificationMDrug referencesGRB (Korea)15Alcohol, tobacco and drugsIARC16DrugsPCBP16Violence, sex, drugs, fear, languageTCA (Turkey)RDrugs, tobacco and alcohol, violence, sex, inappropriate language, horrorCCC14None listedMicrosoft16None listed
5252 The PC storefront carries its own, smaller declaration that does not match the console set: DEJUS 12, a German rating of 16, and IGRS 18. The two German figures differ because they are separate declarations filed with different bodies, not because one supersedes the other.
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5454 The PlayStation listing also carries the standard notice that online interactions are not rated by the ESRB. The game is listed as single-player on every platform.
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5656 Platform Features
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5858 FeatureDetailPlayersSingle-player on all seven platformsController supportFull controller support on PC, covering DualShock and DualSense pads and the Steam Input APIFamily SharingEnabled on the PC listingPlayStation 5Offline play enabled; DualSense vibration supportedXbox Series X|SOptimised for Series X|S; achievements and online service features declaredPricing24.99 US dollars on every storefront read after launch; pre-order prices differed by store and are broken out below
5959 Pricing and Pre-Orders
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6262 Pre-orders opened on 26 August 2026, the same day the release date went public, and closed at launch. During pre-orders the storefronts did not price the game identically. After launch they converged: on 23 September 2026 the game read 24.99 US dollars on Steam, GOG, PlayStation and Xbox, with no launch discount on any of them. All amounts are in United States dollars.
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6464 StorefrontPre-order pricePrice after launchNotesPC (Steam)19.99, a 20 percent pre-purchase promotion on 24.9924.99The promotion ended on release dayPC (GOG)Not listed before launch24.99Windows onlyXbox19.99 on the pre-order bundle, 24.99 list24.99The pre-order bundle is no longer soldPlayStation19.99, with a separate 20 percent PlayStation Plus reduction to 15.9924.99Both the 19.99 price and the subscriber reduction are goneEpic Games StoreNot readNot readNamed by the developer and linked from the official siteNintendo eShopNot readNot readThe publisher's 26 August release-date announcement listed a 24.99 pre-order on Nintendo Switch
6565 Pre-order figures were read on 21 September 2026 and launch figures on 23 September 2026. There is no edition split: the PC listing has one package group holding one package, and the console side has one base product plus a free bonus add-on. The PC storefront also sells a bundle that pairs the sequel with the original Graveyard Keeper. Full commercial detail is on Editions and Pre-Orders.
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6767 The game is not part of any subscription catalogue. The Xbox product entry lists no pass that includes it; a qualifying membership only allows cloud play of a purchased copy.
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7171 Two bonus items were attached to a pre-order on the storefronts that carried the game before launch. The console listings described them in identical wording.
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7373 BonusWhat It IsSaunaA personal sauna building sited outside the player's house, framed as somewhere to recover after a long working day.Inquisitor outfitAn exclusive outfit for the player character, the newly appointed Grand Inquisitor.
7474 The studio said the outfit depends on the platform a player pre-ordered on, and the pre-order artwork it posted on 26 August shows four versions of the tunic above four platform icons: a lighter blue over PlayStation, green over Xbox, a darker blue over Steam and red over Nintendo Switch. No storefront text names the variants.
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7777 After launch the developer explained where to find both bonuses. The sauna sits to the left of the base, over a bridge that becomes reachable once it is repaired later in the game. The outfit needs the Suit Up! technology and a Dresser built in the player's home, after which it can be chosen from the clothing options. A hotfix on launch evening fixed an issue that, in some cases, kept the pre-order content from appearing in existing save files.
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81-A free demo was released on 14 September 2026, eight days before launch and on the same day as the publisher's tinyBuild Connect 2026 showcase. The studio's own post listed it on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2; the publisher's press release for the same day also named Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and said the demo would stay playable until 22 September. The demo ran from the first steps of the game to the introduction of The Town, around three to four hours by the studio's estimate, and took in crafting, scavenging, digging and decorating graves, and a first battle in defence of the settlement. A demo save carries over into the full game, with one exception listed in the official known issues: on Nintendo Switch, demo progress does not transfer and players are asked to start a new game.
81+A free demo was released on 14 September 2026, eight days before launch and on the same day as the publisher's tinyBuild Connect 2026 showcase. The studio's own post listed it on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2; the publisher's press release for the same day also named Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and said the demo would stay playable until 22 September. The demo ran from the first steps of the game to the introduction of The Town, around three to four hours by the studio's estimate, and took in crafting, scavenging, digging and decorating graves, and a first battle in defence of the settlement. A demo save carries over into the full game. On 23 September 2026 the official known issues list made one exception, saying Switch demo progress did not transfer and asking players to start a new game; the entry was no longer listed on 13 October 2026.
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84-StorefrontHow the demo is listedPCA separate demo app with the same eleven-language table as the full game, withdrawn from the storefront after launchPlayStationA free demo entry on the game's own product page, offered for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 before launch; not re-checked since releaseXboxA trial package attached to the base product rather than a separate listing; the trial entry was still in the console catalogue the day after launchNintendo Switch 2Named in the studio's demo post; the store listing itself has not been readNintendo SwitchNamed only in the publisher's press release, not in the studio's post. Demo progress does not transfer to the full game on Switch
84+StorefrontHow the demo is listedPCA separate demo app with the same eleven-language table as the full game, withdrawn from the storefront after launchPlayStationA free demo entry on the game's own product page, offered for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 before launch; not re-checked since releaseXboxA trial package attached to the base product rather than a separate listing; the trial entry was still in the console catalogue the day after launchNintendo Switch 2Named in the studio's demo post; the store listing itself has not been readNintendo SwitchNamed only in the publisher's press release, not in the studio's post. On 23 September 2026 the known issues list said demo progress did not transfer on Switch
8585 The demo store page published its own set of seven screenshots, distinct from the eight on the main listing, covering the underground workshop, a street battle and the same street after it has been restored, burials by day and by night, a saw bench in the open, and fishing from a jetty.
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8989 The console catalogue publishes package sizes that the PC storefront does not.
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9191 PackageSizeBase game, console package oneAbout 2.05 gigabytesBase game, console package twoAbout 2.12 gigabytesPre-order bonus add-onAbout 10.6 megabytesPC storage requirement4 gigabytes of available space at both tiers, doubled from the 2 gigabytes the listing showed until mid-September 2026
9292 The console packages are smaller than the PC listing's 4 gigabyte figure, which is free space to be kept clear rather than the size of the download. Storefront figures are pre-install minimums and can grow with patches.
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9494 Unconfirmed Details
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9696 As of 23 September 2026, the day after launch, checked against the Steam, GOG, PlayStation and Xbox listings, the developer's FAQ, the publisher's support centre and the official site, the following are still undisclosed or have not been read.
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9898 Save transfer between PC and consoles. Cloud saves are declared on the PC listing, but no cross-platform transfer is described.The Xbox achievement count and the PlayStation trophy list. The PC list has 38 achievements; see Achievements.Nintendo eShop prices and store details for both Switch versions, and the Epic Games Store listing, neither of which has been read for this wiki.An upgrade or migration path between the Switch and Switch 2 versions.Console frame rate and resolution targets.A date for the fix to screen tearing on consoles, which the official known issues list marks as being worked on. See Known Issues and Patch Notes.