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Graveyard Keeper
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Graveyard Keeper has a great premise and beautiful art, but it fails miserably at respecting the player's time. The crafting system is overwhelming and unnecessarily complex, often leaving you lost in menus without any…”
“I got this game for free during the Graveyard Keeper 2 announcement event, and I have to say that I feel cheated out of my time. At first glance, Graveyard Keeper's premise is that of an isekai Stardew Valley. That…”
“Let me preface this by saying that I played this game for 110 hours on the Switch before recently buying it on Steam. Genuinely enjoyed this however that has been soured by the fact that the sequel will be using AI and…”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I got this game for free during the Graveyard Keeper 2 announcement event, and I have to say that I feel cheated out of my time. At first glance, Graveyard Keeper's premise is that of an isekai Stardew Valley. That…”
“Because I acquired this title for free, the value was exceptional, and the enjoyment I found far exceeded my expectations. The blend of resource management, exploration, and narrative depth proved to be a worthy…”
“I got the game for free and bought the DLC's. I've been eyeing the game for a long time and when it was free i jumped at the chance to get it. The artstyle, the premise, everything is amazing. I had an absolute blast…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Graveyard Keeper is a surprisingly deep and addictive management game with a unique dark humor twist. The crafting system is huge, there’s always something to do, and the progression keeps you hooked for hours. The…”
“I got the game for free and bought the DLC's. I've been eyeing the game for a long time and when it was free i jumped at the chance to get it. The artstyle, the premise, everything is amazing. I had an absolute blast…”
“I have finished the game without mods, but I wish I installed some... The game has a satisfying grind, that does not need the tedium of walking at a snail's pace. Easily double or even triple movespeed. The teleport…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Because I acquired this title for free, the value was exceptional, and the enjoyment I found far exceeded my expectations. The blend of resource management, exploration, and narrative depth proved to be a worthy…”
“So happy that i got this game for free. This game is basically isekai Harvest Moon but for burying corpses and it's so funny lmaoooo. Amazing.! 9/10.”
“One of the games which can make you utter "okay what the F***" it's basically a grindy workbench and fetch quest simulator, if you can tolerate that, seems pretty okay. worth a try cause it's free real estate”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Graveyard Keeper has a great premise and beautiful art, but it fails miserably at respecting the player's time. The crafting system is overwhelming and unnecessarily complex, often leaving you lost in menus without any…”
“This game is... not for me. The art and music are good enough, there are things to do and they're varied enough for me to put in 18 hours. The problem is that the progression system is too obscure. There is a tech tree,…”
“Graveyard Keeper is a surprisingly deep and addictive management game with a unique dark humor twist. The crafting system is huge, there’s always something to do, and the progression keeps you hooked for hours. The…”
27 of the 102 reviews raise this · 20 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance, Graveyard Keeper feels like a dark Stardew Valley. But after a few hours of play, I found its way worse than Stardew in almost every way. The stamina bar’s ridiculously short and u will think about…”
“This game is a grim version of something like Stardew Valley but putting it on rails, in the most derogatory way possible. Want to upgrade this building? Well, first you're going to need to get X, Y, and Z, but Y and Z…”
“Graveyard Keeper has a great premise and beautiful art, but it fails miserably at respecting the player's time. The crafting system is overwhelming and unnecessarily complex, often leaving you lost in menus without any…”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance, Graveyard Keeper feels like a dark Stardew Valley. But after a few hours of play, I found its way worse than Stardew in almost every way. The stamina bar’s ridiculously short and u will think about…”
“Publisher made this game free to create some sort of hype for their AI-slop filled successor. Just play Stardew Valley instead, it feels much more refined and exciting than this game.”
“Graveyard Keeper has a great premise and beautiful art, but it fails miserably at respecting the player's time. The crafting system is overwhelming and unnecessarily complex, often leaving you lost in menus without any…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance, Graveyard Keeper feels like a dark Stardew Valley. But after a few hours of play, I found its way worse than Stardew in almost every way. The stamina bar’s ridiculously short and u will think about…”
“This game is a grim version of something like Stardew Valley but putting it on rails, in the most derogatory way possible. Want to upgrade this building? Well, first you're going to need to get X, Y, and Z, but Y and Z…”
“Graveyard Keeper has a great premise and beautiful art, but it fails miserably at respecting the player's time. The crafting system is overwhelming and unnecessarily complex, often leaving you lost in menus without any…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“At first glance, Graveyard Keeper feels like a dark Stardew Valley. But after a few hours of play, I found its way worse than Stardew in almost every way. The stamina bar’s ridiculously short and u will think about…”
“Graveyard Keeper has a great premise and beautiful art, but it fails miserably at respecting the player's time. The crafting system is overwhelming and unnecessarily complex, often leaving you lost in menus without any…”
“For a game called Graveyard Keeper, you barely spend any time actually doing graveyard keeping lol Outside the tutorial, only two quests even require you to go to the graveyard. It's mostly a game about gathering…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The co-Founder of the company that developed this game recently came out as being Pro Gen-AI and it's downright disgusting.”
“Publisher made this game free to create some sort of hype for their AI-slop filled successor. Just play Stardew Valley instead, it feels much more refined and exciting than this game.”
“Creator is an embarrassment the gaming industry. AI is killing our planet and our communities. Full stop. Go play Cult of the Lamb.”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Extremely good and fun game if you like these kind of games. A real diamond in the rough, I am so happy I stumbled across it because you don't see it in the mainstream. I have put countless hours into it, and it has a good replay value because you are always getting better at…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,307 hrs played“Bold move to drop a free game in promo of the sequel, but this darker version of Stardew Valley has me hooked on the loop, and the price was right. I would have totally overlooked Graveyard Keeper so congrats to Lazy Bear on the gameplay and the marketing. Definitely looking…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“Got the game for free but ended up buying all the DLCs, smart marketing Cool concept of a game, wish the automation is better though Lore is suprisingly deep for a completely unhinged game Biggest downside is the abundance of fetch quests in the game Overall, good game and…”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing Graveyard Keeper 2
Wake up, Keeper!Graveyard Keeper 2 is coming. Build machinery, automate production, and lead your undead army into battle to save the Kingdom from the zombie apocalypse, crafting armour and training y
Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Graveyard Keeper
It’s hard to believe it was 5 years ago today! We still remember the first time we opened the gates to the graveyard. That fresh smell of wet and rotting wood, howling wind and Gerry’s mumbling. Ah… G
Punch Club 2: Fast Forward is now available!
Punch Club 2: Fast Forward is now available! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161590/Punch_Club_2_Fast_Forward/ Journey to the future to learn about your past and become a true champion! Meet famil
Version 1.405
Good day to you, fellow Keeper! It’s been a while but we were able to fix some long awaited issues. 1. Be not afraid to go to the deepest and darkest levels of dungeons. We fixed critical issue that a
Version 1.404
How do you do, fellow Keepers? 1. We talked to parishioners, they will behave well now. No more creepy-standing in the church after a sermon. 2. Don’t be afraid to deconstruct bookshelves - all the st
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Crafting · RPG · Simulation · Sandbox · Management · Indie · Singleplayer · Medieval · Building · Adventure · Dark Humor (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Polish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 125 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://graveyardkeeper.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) Processor: Intel core i5, 1.5 GHz and up Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 Gb dedicated video card, shader model 3.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space