Improved sequel to the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“a masterclass on iterating on an original”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
Graveyard Keeper 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Lazy Bear Games2026Sandbox · Automation · Casual
The verdict
A bigger, prettier, more automation-heavy Graveyard Keeper sequel with an addictive loop, but a grindy, buggy second half and a mandatory factory. Skip it if you hate micromanagement.
Great for
Fans of the first game who love grindy crafting, management loops and dark-humored progression
Main risk
The mandatory factory and zombie systems make the late game tedious and buggy
What players love
Addictive progression loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game is like downloading virtual heroin.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Lots of content and quality-of-life gains
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“lots and lots of base rooms and crafting areas to uncover, truly an incredibly massive world”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Charming art, music and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“More dark humor, great music, well done voice acting”
Steam review · 123.8 h played ↗
Fun town-recapture battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Love the new battles and how it ties into expanding the town.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Zombie automation and factory for fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The Factorio-lite automation with zombies is a great addition”
Steam review · 55.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Mandatory, clunky factory
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The automation doesnt alleviate tedium, it simply adds a whole new layer of tedium. It should be an option, not a requirement.”
Steam review · 17.8 h played ↗
Bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“there is no unstuck button.”
Steam review · 41.9 h played ↗
Excessive grind and tedious running around
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“more than half the game is literally running from one chest to another”
Steam review · 28.2 h played ↗
Zombie cap penalty and faith bottleneck
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“you now get penalized by having too many zombies. And it severely reduces your faith\coin generation in the church.”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Missing QoL: no recipe pinning or moving buildings
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“neither Graveyard Keeper 1 or 2 have the ability to pin recipes.”
Steam review · 40.1 h played ↗
Timed stations wait for pickup
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“having to babysit your timed crafting stations instead of being able to go and do other things is an absolutely bonkers design decision”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 x64 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (13 gen) or similar
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1650 or similar
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 x64 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i5 (13 gen) or similar
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 3060 or similar
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 10 x64 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core i3 (13 gen) or similar
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1650 or similar
Storage4 GB available space
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