Graveyard Keeper 2 is a management sim RPG developed by Lazy Bear Games, the sequel to the cult hit Graveyard Keeper. Step into the role of the Grand Inquisitor, restore a devastated town, manage a graveyard, and command an undead army to survive a macabre medieval apocalypse. The game launches on September 22, 2026, for Windows PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, with a pre-order bonus that includes a personal sauna and an exclusive outfit .
Graveyard Keeper 2 Key Features
- Graveyard Management: Build, maintain, and profit from your own expanding medieval burial ground
- Zombie Automation: Deploy an undead workforce to automate complex production chains and resource gathering
- Undead Army Command: Lead your zombie troops into battle, fortify positions, and craft weapons to secure victory
- Town Restoration: Rebuild the settlement, complete quests for residents, and create a scalable, profitable operation
- Twisted World: Explore a darkly humorous setting filled with bizarre characters and a grotesque story
- Harvest flora, fauna, and human remains to build extraordinary machinery and expand your operation for profit
- Build towers and fortifications, craft powerful armor and weapons, and train troops to defend the Kingdom
- Single-player experience available across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2
Gameplay
Manage and expand your own medieval graveyard by harvesting resources, crafting items, and building production machinery, then automate these systems with your zombie workforce. Conveyor belts trundle resources to crafting benches, where they're assembled into products like suits of armor for town defense, letting the Grand Inquisitor go from mild-mannered undertaker to full-on necromancer over the course of the game. Lead your undead army into strategic battles, fortify defenses, and craft powerful gear to protect the realm, all while rebuilding the Town by completing quests and turning local problems into profitable ventures. Compared to the original, the world is far more hostile, mixing life-sim activities like chopping wood and fishing with combat encounters against strange and dangerous creatures.
Story
As the newly appointed Grand Inquisitor, you are tasked with saving a kingdom overrun by a zombie plague. You must restore order by rebuilding the central Town, all while uncovering a twisted narrative filled with dark humor and grotesque characters who inhabit this troubled land. Helping townsfolk restore their homes and complete quests throughout the city becomes just as important as fighting off the undead, with your own zombie workers handling the heavy lifting behind the scenes so local efforts can grow into a scalable, profitable operation.
Graphics
Graveyard Keeper 2 keeps the series' distinctive top-down pixel art style while expanding it with more detailed villages, workshops, and graveyard layouts. Crafting stations, furnaces, and automated production lines fill out busy, readable environments, while battles against hordes of undead and eerie creatures bring a darker, more dangerous edge to the setting than the original game.
Who will like Graveyard Keeper 2
- Fans of the original Graveyard Keeper looking for a bigger, more hostile sequel
- Players who enjoy management sims combined with resource gathering and crafting
- Fans of dark, morbid humor and eccentric, grotesque characters
- Players who like automating production chains and optimizing efficient systems
- Strategy fans interested in building fortifications and commanding troops in combat
- Players who enjoy town-building and quest-driven settlement restoration
- Single-player gamers looking for a deep, story-rich sim across PC and consoles
