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Lazy Bear Games released update 1.011 for Graveyard Keeper 2 on October 30, letting players move production facilities like workbenches at no cost and adding an in-game mod management menu. The update also bundles the BepInEx modding framework with the game. Steam reviews have slid from 87 percent positive at launch to 75 percent, and the developer has shipped seven updates since the September 23 release.
Lazy Bear Games released Graveyard Keeper 2 on September 23, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com. The medieval graveyard management sim puts the player in the role of an inquisitor who rebuilds a ruined town and commands an undead workforce. As of writing, more than 7,500 user reviews are on the Steam store, and 75% of them are positive. Some players say certain systems and tasks are difficult, monotonous, and tedious. The development team acknowledged those complaints and announced plans to proceed with balance adjustments, quality of life improvements, and a review of core systems in future updates. Specific planned changes include increasing order slots based on population, simplifying shop upgrades, reviewing the PR machine systems, and adding a feature to cremate zombies. The team also asked players to submit Steam reviews, calling them important for understanding issues and deciding on fixes.
tinyBuild and developer Lazy Bear Games released Graveyard Keeper 2 on September 23, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The medieval graveyard management sim is the sequel to Graveyard Keeper, which has drawn over 10 million players. Players manage and restore a ruined graveyard, harvest brains, hearts, bones, and skin from corpses to build an undead workforce, and automate farming, gathering, and crafting for profit. The protagonist is promoted to town Inquisitor, and a new combat layer sends trained zombie soldiers to defend the town from attacking undead. Prices run 2,800 yen on Steam, 3,190 yen on PlayStation, 2,900 yen on Xbox, and 3,800 yen on Switch. A launch trailer accompanied the release, and Graveyard Keeper 2 passed 1 million wishlist registrations before launch.
tinyBuild and Lazy Bear Games released a demo for Graveyard Keeper 2 on September 15, 2026, ahead of the full game's September 22 launch. The demo covers a slice of the medieval graveyard management sim: running the graveyard, crafting, automation and rebuilding a town overrun by the undead. Players collect materials such as hearts, bones, brains and skin from remains to build a zombie workforce, then assign jobs to automate production. Save data from the demo carries over to the purchased version. The full game is priced at 3,630 yen, with a lower 3,190 yen price on PlayStation, according to Denfaminicogamer. Pre-orders include limited character costumes and a sauna that can be placed outside the home. A trailer accompanied the demo announcement, which was made during the tinyBuild Connect event. The sequel follows the cult-favorite original and keeps the series' black humor.
tinyBuild will hold its online showcase tinyBuild Connect on September 15 at 12:00 a.m. Japan Time, streaming on YouTube, Twitch, and Bilibili. Featured titles include Kingmakers, The Lift, Graveyard Keeper 2, Hozy, Of Ash and Steel, and SAND: Raiders of Sophie. Kingmakers gets a 10-minute deep-dive gameplay video. A trailer introducing some of the featured titles is already out.
tinyBuild announced Graveyard Keeper 2 for September 22 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, and opened pre-orders the same day. CEO Alex Nichiporchik reported that pre-orders passed $1 million in five days. The sequel follows the 2018 original by eight years, and a free giveaway of the original in April pushed wishlists past 400,000.
tinyBuild announced on August 27 that Graveyard Keeper 2, the sequel to Lazy Bear Games' cemetery management sim, will launch on September 22. The game is a follow-up to the 2018 original, which recovered from initial criticism about slow pacing to earn a 'Very Positive' rating in Steam user reviews. Players take on the role of an inquisitor managing a graveyard, reviving corpses as zombies to automate farming and crafting, and defending the town from undead invaders. The sequel adds a town restoration system, an evolved zombie labor system, and base defense elements. It will be available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG, as well as PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2, with Japanese display support. Japanese pricing varies by platform: 2,800 yen on PC, 3,800 yen on Switch 2 and Switch, 3,190 yen on PS5, and 2,900 yen on Xbox Series X|S, all including tax. Due to the time difference, the Japanese release is expected to land on September 23. Pre-orders are open with a 20 percent discount running until September 23. New gameplay footage shown at the Future Games Show during gamescom 2026 depicts leading zombies into battle and using their tireless labor for cemetery development.
Lazy Bear Games showed Graveyard Keeper 2 at ChinaJoy 2026. The sequel adds zombie army combat and town restoration to the cemetery management formula. A demo begins with the protagonist imprisoned, accused of destroying the world over eight years, then escaping to resume gravedigger work. Corpse examination replaces the previous game's dissection in early stages.
At BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto, tinyBuild showed a playable demo of Graveyard Keeper 2, eight years after the original. The protagonist returns, awakened by a fairy who says he destroyed the world. The sequel adds a town hub and a lighting system to its 2D pixel art, and launches in 2026 with Japanese support from day one.