#Graveyard Keeper

[cozygaymes]

i'm so tired of people going "farming? life sim? must be a stardew-like game"

fucking stop. let games stand on their own. not every farming life sim is going play like stardew just because they're a farming life sim. it's not a "stardew clone" just because it's using pixel art. it's not even like stardew was the first. on top of that, there's only so much you can do when you're in the same damn gerne.

to state, i do know that since 2016 there's been a horrible influx of farming life sims and this shitty "cozy as a marketing genre" movement. some of them do take a little too much inspiration from stardew (like harvest town) and yet they're still doing their own fucking shit (like harvest town).

[stiwfssr]

Graveyard Keeper

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. (x)

[amburgundy]

peaceful!

[glitttermoon]

[thantropy]

The Graveyard Keeper - Graveyard Keeper

[friendlylocalgeek]

Sorry, your boyfriend got hit by a car. He's alright, but he got isekai'd into another dimension and now he's being forced to work as a gravedigger. I think he's also dabbling in necromancy, selling human flesh, burning people at the stake, and other shady shit. Yeah, he's working on getting home, but he's having to do deals with a bunch of weirdos associated with six of the Seven Cardinal Sins.

[simonmars]

behold my lategame graveyard and automated zombie farm! im at the 400 day count i think and done with the main quest, but my friend gifted me the first dlc so i get to keep graveyard keeping for a little longer :)

[vole-mon-amour]

Hey guys, can someone please recommend me a farming simulator similar to Stardew Valley and Wylde Flowers? I miss raising crops and caring for it and maybe for animals, but I no longer can play those games due to spending way too much time in it.

I tend to stay away from pixel and anime games and prefer 3D, more realistic looking game (but it's a hit or miss, so gotta look it up first).

Must be available on PC (mostly Steam, but it doesn't matter much). I'll keep this post updated to the best of my abilities.

UPD July'24:

I tried and hated:

Ocean's Heart, Cloud Meadow

I tried and disliked:

Graveyard Keeper, My Time at Portia (and My Time At Sandrock), Slime Rancher, Farming Simulator 2019, Littlewood, Sun Haven (cool concept in this one, but it's furry pixelated fantasy anime that overwhelms me completely with its mechanics and its style.)

I tried and mostly liked:

Coral Island (but the game is still in development, more than a half story is missing and I regret buying it in the early access. A buggy mess that I do not recommend to buy until they finish the plot and fix the bugs. I had to restart the game, lost all my progress, pushed through, and the devs still add content that was promised, like, a year ago. If they ask to restart the third time, I'm gonna be VERY mad.) Fae Farm (tried the demo, seemed really nice, will buy with a huge discount. the mining seems tedious, the writing is not the greatest, not a lot of romance options, way too expensive for what they're asking, but the farming mechanic itself is really nice). Snacko (tried the demo. Due to the progress not being saved I'm not bothering to try it again. The writing is a bit annoying, but, surprisingly, the farming aspect seems alright. Would try it again when on a big sale.) Palia. Finished romancing Jel and completely lost interest in the game. Free-to-play & multiplayer is not for me, but the farming aspect is not really that big. 5-8 crops, no animals, nothing to see here. Plus, it costs real life time to do anything & I find that really wasteful.

Similar games I liked that aren't exactly farming sims and I'm not looking for, but I'll name them anyway:

Banished, Stacklands, Kingdoms and Castles

I didn't spend enough time in it, but the vibe/style/mechanics/etc were off:

Settlement Survival, Timberborn, Summer in Mara, Fabledom, Farm Together (costs real life time, not much to do there, no plot, feels like a free-to-play mobile game)

I got recommended, but I tend to stay away from it:

Farlands (pixels), Story of Seasons (anime and cultural differences I don't agree with. I believe I tried it, but noped myself out of there immediately), Moonstone Island (pixels, anime)

On my wishlist, haven't tried yet:

Disney Dreamlight Valley, Roots of Pacha, Little Witch In The Woods (questionable, just like most of pixelated games, but hasn't deleted from my wishlist yet), Kynseed

Any other farming sims I'm not aware of?

[franky-draws]

I had a blast playing this game!

[yesiplaygamez]

my favourite farming games ( some have elements of farming)

harvest moon

story of seasons

my time at Portia

graveyard keeper

Spiritfarer

Stardew valley

[fictionalfoodpolls]

Burger from Graveyard Keeper

... this should probably have the cannibalism tag

i mean it could be made of frog

but it's probably not

Uh oh!

[mourdernmeck]

[amburgundy]

Now to find a royal stamp… 🧙‍♂️🌾

[sirfrancisvarney]

Finished Graveyard Keeper and all its DLC. The ending turned out the be happier than i was expecting. While it was a little frustrating and grindy at points, overall I enjoyed it. It's a cute game, in spite of all the cannibalism and heartlessly amoral and selfish characters. I'll probably buy the sequel if/when it comes out.

[doyouknowthisgame]