Graveyard Keeper 2 Demo Walkthrough: From Dungeon to Final Battle

Demo route at a glance

Escape with Larry, complete the first burial, develop your base and follow the village quests, then prepare for the final defence and the port ending. The opening is linear; after you settle at the base, food, crafting and character quests overlap. Use the Story Tree to choose your next active objective rather than waiting for a particular day in someone else’s video.

This walkthrough covers the September 2026 Demo , using creator playthroughs and written guides. It includes story spoilers. The official store estimates around three to four hours; gathering, building and experimenting can take longer.

Where you are	Your next milestone
Trapped in the dungeon	Free Larry and retrieve the rusty key
Leaving the infected town	Collect the tutorial equipment and get through the gate
At the Inquisition base	Finish a grave, including its sign, and take the certificate to Herbert
Settling into the village loop	Establish wood and food supplies; advance Herm, the twins and Jack
Following Dream Dust	Reach the Plague Doctor, make the dust and receive the first workers
Ready for the defence	Prepare barricades and the hired squad; capture the flags
Defence won	Save, then follow the port objective to the Demo ending

1. Escape the dungeon with Larry

Follow the opening interaction prompts to free yourself. Pick up and equip the pickaxe, eat the nearby mushrooms when you lack energy, and break Larry out of the sarcophagus.

The locked door is a search problem, not a crafting problem: read the note and inspect the wall stash. Take the rusty key, royal signet and Inquisitor medallion . Use the key on the door and keep the other two items; they matter during the escape.

2. Get through the town and gate

Move through the abandoned district, clear the obstruction on the route and enter the shelter when the story directs you there. Sleep to advance the sequence.

When the alarm interrupts you, follow the escape instructions: demolish the outhouse and use the sewers. At the defenders’ position, visit the workshop for armour and a sword, then take the banner when prompted. Follow the tutorial fight and retreat toward the gate; your signet and medallion are the identification the guards need.

Checkpoint: you reach the guards outside the infected town and receive the burial assignment. This tutorial encounter is separate from the later Demo finale.

3. Complete the first burial

Head west to the abandoned Inquisition base. Find the hut, morgue and graveyard, put Larry by the bed when asked, and sleep. Donkey’s delivery starts the burial tutorial.

Carry the body to the morgue and place it on the autopsy table.
Inspect its skull values. For burial, more white skulls and fewer red skulls are preferable; there is no need to assume one organ-removal recipe works on every body.
Use the graveyard blueprint desk to mark a grave.
Dig it with the shovel, place the body and finish burying it.
Add the grave sign. Leaving out this last step is an easy way to leave the tutorial unfinished.
Take the Burial Certificate to Herbert at the Crossroads , as the quest directs.

Checkpoint: the certificate objective advances. The village payment conversation comes afterward; do not confuse the first hand-in with later certificate sales.

4. Make the base support your quests

Before spending everything on decorations, establish a small resource loop. A practical order is wood processing, reliable food, then the next station your active quest needs . This is a recommended order, not a mandatory quest sequence.

Research the wood-processing branch and build the relevant chopping and woodworking stations.
Gather food while travelling. Eat and sleep to recover energy; growing insanity lowers your maximum energy.
Follow Herm’s farming objective through planting and growing the crop, rather than stopping after buying seeds.
Follow the fishing lead to the twins south of the village. Recover the rod before looking for a fishing interaction.
Check the technology, workstation and ingredients together when a recipe will not craft.

Use the Story Tree whenever a character seems to have no new dialogue. More materials will not replace an unfinished prerequisite.

5. Keep Jack’s boat and village quests moving

Advance the twins’ and Jack’s conversations alongside your base work. The boat quest leads into the temple progression: supply the requested boat materials, finish the related character objectives, then follow the later letter and nun’s conversation at the tavern.

The temple opens the sermon loop and a renewable source of Faith. If study or an inspiration upgrade asks for Faith, return to this quest branch instead of assuming more chopping will supply it. Follow your current objective for quantities and recipients.

6. Dream Dust and the first zombie workers

Continue the Dream Dust quest until you can open the hatch at home. Go below, clear the route to the Plague Doctor and follow his instructions to access the tower above your base.

Recreational Suffering’s Demo guide gives this route:

Enter the tower using the medallion and combination obtained through the quest.
Study blood and water to reveal their rune contributions.
Use blood and water at the flask table to make Dream Dust.
Give the dust to the Plague Doctor and follow him to receive the first two zombies.

For a worker that stands idle, check its tool, task mastery and material supply . The guide uses one zombie at the supply drop to feed ingredients to another at a crafting station. Receiving workers is not the same as having an entire automated factory ready.

7. Prepare for the final defence

Continue the captain’s objectives until the defence is available. The Demo battle guide uses one hired mercenary squad , rather than requiring you to build a zombie army first.

Before starting at the build station:

Scout the approach lanes and flag positions while the encounter is paused.
Place barricades to cover one approach and plan to lead the squad on the other.
Put healing supplies on your hotbar.
Decide where the banner should stand: carrying it leads the squad; placing it assigns a position.

Normal barricades can hold a squad banner. Spiked barricades damage attackers. Fortified barricades are tougher obstacles, but the guide notes that a squad cannot man them. MrFlameturtle recommends spiked barricades as a straightforward starting option; it is a strategy, not the only winning layout.

8. Capture the flags, then finish at the port

Killing enemies alone does not win this battle: capture the required flags before the fight ends. Clear nearby enemies and hold the capture area. Keep an eye on both attack timelines and protect the home flag; losing it or dying fails the encounter.

MrFlameturtle’s example keeps barricades on one lane and sends the squad toward the other flags. After winning, collect the rewards and speak to the captain.

The next objective points toward the port . In the recorded Demo run, the final sequence includes Jack and Donkey, followed by the Demo completion screen. If you want more time to gather or build, the creator recommends delaying that port visit. Sleep at your hut to make a save before you finish for the session.

Quick fixes for common blockers

For a suspected bug beyond these checks, use the bug-report link in the developer FAQ .

Problem	What to check
Larry will not come out	Equip the pickaxe and eat the mushrooms before trying again
The first grave is unfinished	Check the blueprint, digging, burial and especially the sign
Nobody accepts the first certificate	Track the Herbert objective at the Crossroads before the later tavern/payment conversation
Buying seeds did nothing	Complete the planting and growing objective
A workstation will not craft	Check the unlocked technology, correct station and required inputs
Your zombie is idle	Equip its tool, check mastery and provide ingredients
You cleared enemies but lost the defence	Capture the flags and protect your home flag

developer FAQ

Watch the relevant section

Download and save carry-over

The free Demo is available through the official Steam Demo page . The developer FAQ also lists Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2.

The developer FAQ says: “You will be able to continue your demo save files in the full game, once it is out on September 22nd.”

Returning from the first game? Read GK1 vs GK2: officially announced changes and story connections .

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Sources

These steps are a synthesis of the videos and written guides linked above, not a hands-on playthrough. They cover the September 2026 Demo.

Coming from the demo

The official FAQ says demo saves carry into the full game. This walkthrough follows Demo 1.002.4 ; the site’s full-game references identify their own version. The demo route is not a verified walkthrough of the full game’s later quests.

Continue with the guide directory to choose a task. If deliveries stop, check corpses and the donkey . For your next burial, use graveyard quality ; for a stalled system, start with troubleshooting .

Source: official developer FAQ — demo save carry-over .

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