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Graveyard Keeper

Lazy Bear Games · tinyBuild · 2018-08-15

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AdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 15, 2018 (Linux), Jun 27, 2019 (iOS), Aug 15, 2018 (Mac), Jun 27, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 15, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 27, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

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.

Graveyard Keeper is a 2018 Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation game priced at $3.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (85% of 54821 reviews) sentiment.

2,031
playing now
85%
positive of 55k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (102 ratings)
39h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

2,031 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Graveyard Keeper is a 2018 graveyard-themed management simulation video game developed by independent Russian indie game studio Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild. It follows an ordinary man who was transported to another world with a medieval-fantasy setting and assumes the task of tending for the village's graveyard while looking for a way back home. The game's alpha version was released for Windows in May 2018, followed by the regular release for Windows and Xbox One later that year. Versions for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 were released on June 27, 2019. It was released in Japan on February 6, 2020.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,031 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,691 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~336/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 54,821 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$3.56-82%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
IndieGala$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$3.99-80%
GamersGate$4.00-80%
GOG$4.19-79%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 113 of 150 observed days · $2.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20182026Week of 2018-08-01: 1,662 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 741 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,368 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 905 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,260 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 569 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 913 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 684 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.8k9742026-08-06 21:00 — 1,662 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 974 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,816 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,878 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,237 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,241 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,127 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,475 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,671 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,354 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,134 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 2,001 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 1,813 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1,103 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2,067 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,843 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,023 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,011 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,513 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,093 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,346 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,899 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,231 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,762 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,979 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,115 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,455 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,759 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 2,031 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.042018-08-152026-08-302018-08-15 — best price $15.992019-02-04 — best price $13.992019-10-29 — best price $19.992020-05-04 — best price $19.992020-07-28 — best price $14.692020-10-01 — best price $9.992020-11-21 — best price $17.882021-01-17 — best price $19.992021-03-19 — best price $14.342021-05-14 — best price $12.452021-07-13 — best price $15.992021-10-22 — best price $10.992021-12-27 — best price $4.642022-03-02 — best price $16.812022-05-28 — best price $19.992022-08-12 — best price $7.962022-10-28 — best price $7.122023-01-19 — best price $19.992023-04-22 — best price $19.992023-06-21 — best price $6.152023-08-27 — best price $14.692023-11-18 — best price $5.532024-01-18 — best price $4.992024-03-18 — best price $3.232024-05-20 — best price $3.352024-07-19 — best price $3.042024-09-11 — best price $4.992024-11-05 — best price $16.642025-01-13 — best price $5.002025-03-15 — best price $4.002025-06-05 — best price $3.992025-08-26 — best price $3.992025-11-04 — best price $19.992026-01-18 — best price $19.992026-04-03 — best price $4.192026-06-18 — best price $19.992026-08-27 — best price $4.192026-08-30 — best price $4.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

184572026-05-14 — 110 pageviews2026-05-17 — 158 pageviews2026-05-20 — 110 pageviews2026-05-23 — 102 pageviews2026-05-26 — 146 pageviews2026-05-29 — 102 pageviews2026-06-01 — 142 pageviews2026-06-04 — 123 pageviews2026-06-07 — 114 pageviews2026-06-10 — 115 pageviews2026-06-13 — 145 pageviews2026-06-16 — 111 pageviews2026-06-19 — 97 pageviews2026-06-22 — 92 pageviews2026-06-25 — 107 pageviews2026-06-28 — 118 pageviews2026-07-01 — 101 pageviews2026-07-04 — 66 pageviews2026-07-07 — 91 pageviews2026-07-10 — 69 pageviews2026-07-13 — 81 pageviews2026-07-16 — 71 pageviews2026-07-19 — 75 pageviews2026-07-22 — 98 pageviews2026-07-25 — 67 pageviews2026-07-28 — 83 pageviews2026-07-31 — 72 pageviews2026-08-03 — 85 pageviews2026-08-06 — 75 pageviews2026-08-09 — 95 pageviews2026-08-12 — 89 pageviews2026-08-15 — 76 pageviews2026-08-18 — 77 pageviews2026-08-21 — 69 pageviews2026-08-24 — 98 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

392112026-08-26 19:15 — 243 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 132 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 140 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 261 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 164 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 343 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 226 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 120 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 198 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 155 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 154 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 165 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 341 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 77 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 237 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 164 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 186 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 264 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 176 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 51 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.2%
earned "First slice"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing5 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)55,5953%125
PS4 (PlayStation)13,8313%102
Xbox One (Xbox)12,8621%125
Switch (Nintendo)4190%0
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieFantasySandboxBuildingCraftingMedievalAdventureDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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