Graveyard Keeper 2 Just Clawed Its Way Onto Steam

Same grim jokes, a much bigger operation

Graveyard Keeper 2 launched on Steam today, September 22, continuing the story of the guy who accidentally became a medieval gravedigger and never quite got un-cursed. The sequel keeps the original's mix of dark comedy, crafting, and questionable ethics, but hands you a whole town to rebuild instead of just one cemetery.

Developer Lazy Bear Games and publisher tinyBuild describe it as "the grotesque sequel that's deeper than six feet, and more unhinged than ever" — which tracks, since a chunk of the new content is about turning your zombie problem into a profitable enterprise instead of just cleaning it up.

What's new this time around

• Restoring and managing an entire town, not just the graveyard
• Automated production chains so your undead workers do the grinding for you
• An actual undead army you lead into battle, instead of just burying the losers
• The same sandbox farming, crafting, and building loop the first game was known for, expanded and reworked

Price and availability

It's live now on Steam for $19.99, discounted 20% off the $24.99 list price as a launch deal. It's single-player, supports Steam Cloud saves and Achievements, and is localized into eleven languages including English.

Who it's for: anyone who liked the first Graveyard Keeper's blend of dark humor and fiddly management systems, or just wants a life sim where "optimize the workflow" means "get more out of your zombies."