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The Graveyard

The Graveyard

The Graveyard is a very short computer game. You play an old lady who visits a graveyard. You walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It's more like an explorable painting than an actual game. An experiment with poetry and storytelling but without words.

Released Mar 9, 2009 Developer Tale of Tales Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Walking SimulatorIndieShortFemale ProtagonistAtmospheric
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

61.4%positive632 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great indie game from the dawn of the indie game era brought to us by Unity. Shows how minimal interaction can create an experience entirely different from an animation or short film.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Here is calm, here is safe Maybe next time Next time perhaps, I will stay Then I'll be here no more No more....”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I think this game should be seen as an art project more than a game with exciting gameplay and an interesting story. The game revolves around walking on a straight line and looking at the graveyard. You play as an elderly woman who decides to go sit on a bench and rest for a…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US4.99 USD
EU3.99 EUR
UK3.99 GBP
Australia6.99 AUD
Canada5.49 CAD
Japan498 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China21.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.0 China Japan Canada EU Australia US UK≈$5.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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Dec 14, 2016
We're remaking The Endless Forest!

The Endless Forest was our first release. A multiplayer online game where everyone plays a magical deer in an idyllic forest. With its peaceful atmosphere, lack of chat or game goals, freedom to play

Dec 14, 2016
We're remaking The Endless Forest!

The Endless Forest was our first release. A multiplayer online game where everyone plays a magical deer in an idyllic forest. With its peaceful atmosphere, lack of chat or game goals, freedom to play

Oct 22, 2015
Help us build a cathedral!

Our first "post-game" art project is in need of your support to get started. Please have a look at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/taleoftales/cathedral-in-the-clouds-contemplation-in-the-digit a

Oct 22, 2015
Help us build a cathedral!

Our first "post-game" art project is in need of your support to get started. Please have a look at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/taleoftales/cathedral-in-the-clouds-contemplation-in-the-digit a

Jun 03, 2014
A new Tale of Tales in the making!

Even though we still have a lot of work to do, we have set up a page here on Steam for our new game in production, called Sunset . Please have a look and let us know what you think so far. We're makin

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Simulation
Player tagsWalking Simulator · Indie · Short · Female Protagonist · Atmospheric · Simulation · Memes · Horror · Psychological Horror · Singleplayer · Psychological · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish Dutch English
Official sitehttp://www.tale-of-tales.com/TheGraveyard/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP or Vista Processor: 1.5 Ghz Memory: 256 MB Hard disk space: 50 MB Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ or ATI™ Radeon® Video Card (no integrated graphics) Sound: Any sound DirectX® Version: 9.0c