PCGame

Graveyard Keeper

Medieval cemetery management RPG built around crafting and dark humor

Lazy Bear Games · Published by tinyBuild · Released Aug 15, 2018

AdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 42K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 296 in 30 days
Players
1,082
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 months ago
Apr 9, 2026
Minimum PC
1 Gb dedicated
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is Graveyard Keeper?

A single-player, pixel-art management RPG set in a deliberately inaccurate medieval world. You gather materials, craft items, improve a graveyard, complete townspeople's quests, and explore dungeons for alchemy ingredients while expanding into other businesses.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy long crafting chains and gradual automation
  • +you want dark humor in a medieval management sandbox
  • +you like balancing quests, resource gathering, and business upgrades

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike repetitive gathering and multi-step crafting dependencies
  • −you want clear recipes and self-explanatory quest progression
  • −you want a focused cemetery simulator without side businesses

What players say

86% of 41,935 reviews are positive · 82% of 296 in the last 30 days

Players praise the interconnected crafting and management loop, dark humor, and satisfaction of gradually automating work. The most common complaints are opaque recipes and quests that push players toward outside guides, along with repetitive gathering, long dependency chains, and waiting for weekly NPC schedules.

Players over time

▼ -68% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 5,972 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20261,082
Nov 6, 2026850
Nov 5, 2026844
Nov 4, 2026978
Nov 3, 2026994
Nov 2, 20261,098
Nov 1, 20261,176
Oct 31, 20261,121
Oct 30, 2026979
Oct 29, 20261,006
Oct 28, 20261,026
Oct 27, 20261,314
Oct 26, 20261,410
Oct 25, 20261,772
Oct 24, 20261,619
Oct 23, 20261,445
Oct 22, 20261,499
Oct 21, 20261,666
Oct 20, 20261,689
Oct 19, 20262,008
Oct 18, 20262,304
Oct 17, 20262,212
Oct 16, 20261,955
Oct 15, 20262,022
Oct 14, 20262,173
Oct 13, 20262,435
Oct 12, 20262,863
Oct 11, 20262,918
Oct 10, 20262,731
Oct 9, 20262,651
Oct 8, 20262,726
Oct 7, 20262,841
Oct 6, 20263,172
Oct 5, 20263,586
Oct 4, 20264,058
Oct 3, 20263,753
Oct 2, 20263,555
Oct 1, 20263,959
Sep 30, 20264,184
Sep 29, 20264,902
Sep 28, 20265,377
Sep 27, 20265,776
Sep 26, 20265,140
Sep 25, 20264,809
Sep 24, 20264,510
Sep 23, 20264,556
Sep 23, 20264,112
Sep 22, 20263,437
Sep 21, 20265,972

How many players finish Graveyard Keeper?

12% of Steam players have unlocked «Back home», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Graveyard Keeper screenshot 1

Graveyard Keeper system requirements

Minimum: 1 Gb dedicated, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1+)
Processor
Intel core i5, 1.5 GHz and up
Graphics
1 Gb dedicated video card, shader model 3.0+
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Graveyard Keeper have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Graveyard Keeper run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
125
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Polish.

Does Graveyard Keeper use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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