Graveyard Keeper is effectively 'Stardew Valley for goths,' and it is glorious. It’s a hilariously dark management sim where you juggle the ethics of medieval organ harvesting with the mundane tasks of farming and building. The writing is sharp, cynical, and genuinely funny, often poking fun at the tropes of the genre.
The tech tree is massive, and there is always something to do—whether it's improving the quality of your cemetery to satisfy the local Bishop or exploring the dungeon for rare resources. It’s a very complex game with many interlocking systems, so it might be overwhelming at first, but once you find your rhythm, it’s incredibly engrossing. It's the most unethical business simulator you'll ever love.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod
Version 1.129Tue Jul 16 2019
- optimized memory usage
- fixed crashes on low memory devices
- other changes and improvements
Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time. Build and manage your own graveyard, and expand into other ventures, while finding shortcuts to cut costs. Use all the resources you can find. After all, this is a game about the spirit of capitalism, and doing whatever it takes to build a thriving business. And it’s also a love story.
- Face ethical dilemmas. Do you really want to spend money on that proper burger meat for the witch-burning festival, when you have so many resources lying around?
- Gather valuable materials and craft new items. Expand your Graveyard into a thriving business. Help yourself -- gather the valuable resources scattered across the surrounding areas, and explore what this land has to offer.
- Quests and corpses. These dead bodies don't need all those organs, do they? Why not grind them up and sell them to the local butcher? Or you can go on proper quests, you roleplayer.
- Explore mysterious dungeons. No medieval game would be complete without those! Take a trip into the unknown, and find discover new alchemy ingredients -- which may or may not poison a whole bunch of nearby villagers.
Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time. Build and manage your own graveyard, and expand into other ventures, while finding shortcuts to cut costs. Use all the resources you can find. After all, this is a game about the spirit of capitalism, and doing whatever it takes to build a thriving business. And it’s also a love story.
- Face ethical dilemmas. Do you really want to spend money on that proper burger meat for the witch-burning festival, when you have so many resources lying around?
- Gather valuable materials and craft new items. Expand your Graveyard into a thriving business. Help yourself -- gather the valuable resources scattered across the surrounding areas, and explore what this land has to offer.
- Quests and corpses. These dead bodies don't need all those organs, do they? Why not grind them up and sell them to the local butcher? Or you can go on proper quests, you roleplayer.
- Explore mysterious dungeons. No medieval game would be complete without those! Take a trip into the unknown, and find discover new alchemy ingredients -- which may or may not poison a whole bunch of nearby villagers.

















Graveyard Keeper is a dark-humored medieval management sim. You are a 'Graveyard Keeper' tasked with maintaining a cemetery in a strange land. Face ethical dilemmas and make questionable decisions as you gather resources, craft items, and expand your graveyard. Explore dungeons, engage in alchemy, and perhaps even sell a bit of 'mystery meat' to the local village to make ends meet.
Expansive crafting and tech tree
Dark and hilarious narrative
Deep dungeon exploration
Complex management systems
The quality of your graveyard depends on the corpses you bury. Use the autopsy table to remove 'blood' and 'fat' to improve the body's rating before burial, which earns you more burial certificates.
A graveyard shift worth all the effort. by Jeff Ramos. Aug 17, 2018, 11:00 AM PDT. Lazy Bear Games / tinyBuild. Stardew Valley taught me something I...
Polygon - Thu Mar 28 2019
Graveyard Keeper is a bizarre spin on the popular simulation RPG genre, harkening vibes of Stardew Valley except with a much stranger tone.
Nintendo World Report - Tue Jan 28 2020
Developer Lazy Bear Games and publisher tinyBuild dug up its final chapter with Graveyard Keeper: Last Journey Edition.
GameTyrant - Tue Nov 28 2023
Courtesy of Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild comes Graveyard Keeper, a strange new sim experience with great art and dark humor.
oprainfall - Sat Apr 28 2018
The first time I sat down with Graveyard Keeper (developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild), two hours just plain disappeared.
KnowTechie - Fri Feb 28 2020
The keeper finds himself helping a group of Inquisition escapees by building out their camp in the Graveyard Keeper: Game of Crone DLC.
oprainfall - Wed Jul 28 2021
Everything takes energy. Eat food or sleep to recover. Early on, focus on cooking simple dishes like baked apples to keep yourself working through the day without constant napping.
The mobile version often offers the DLCs as separate in-app purchases, which significantly expand the story and automation features.