{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9efaeceb0bc1cfdbcd16b508","clusterId":"c_35473a629531ca702b7a217f","slug":"graveyard-keeper-2-pre-orders-pass-1-million-in-five-days","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Graveyard Keeper 2 Pre-Orders Pass $1 Million in Five Days","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The five-day pre-order surge follows the April free giveaway of the 2018 original, which revived player interest and pushed Graveyard Keeper 2 wishlists past 400,000, giving the sequel momentum before launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGraveyard Keeper 2 keeps the original\u0026#39;s premise: manage a medieval town graveyard, gather materials, fish, farm, and craft while rebuilding the town. The black humor carries over, with corpses used as materials and the dead turned into zombie labor. New to the sequel, the player becomes the town\u0026#39;s inquisitor and leads a zombie army to defend against enemy forces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNichiporchik, running nonstop playtesting with developer Lazy Bear Games, said the sequel is \u0026#34;really taking shape well\u0026#34; and that \u0026#34;a lot of love and care\u0026#34; went into it. The April free giveaway of the 2018 original on Steam drew about 46,000 concurrent players, generated about $250,000 in DLC sales, and pushed Graveyard Keeper 2 wishlists past 400,000 by April 13.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-orders include a sauna facility and a platform-specific costume. The game launches September 22 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, with pre-purchase discounts running.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Graveyard Keeper 2 pre-orders passed $1 million in five days, per tinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik. The sequel launches September 22 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch platforms. A free giveaway of the 2018 original in April pushed wishlists past 400,000.","twitterPost":"Graveyard Keeper 2 pre-orders passed $1 million in five days, per tinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik. The sequel launches September 22 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch platforms. A free giveaway of the 2018 original in April pushed wishlists past 400,000.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Graveyard Keeper 2 pre-orders passed $1 million within five days of opening, per tinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik. The sequel launches September 22 across PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch platforms, and a free giveaway of the 2018 original in April helped push wishlists past 400,000.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260902-464579/\",\"title\":\"Graveyard Keeper 2 Pre-Orders Top 160 Million Yen in Five Days\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4770,"outputTokens":3380,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788333334,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T07:11:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T07:12:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T07:12:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_35473a629531ca702b7a217f","canonicalTitle":"ブラック墓守スローライフ『Graveyard Keeper 2』、5日間の予約だけで「約1億6000万円」売り上げる。“前作の人気再点火”を弾みに、発売前から絶好調","representativeArticleId":"a_1841affdfe0a204ea3fa4cdd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Graveyard Keeper 2\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-02T03:52:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T03:52:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T07:12:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260902-464579/","title":"ブラック墓守スローライフ『Graveyard Keeper 2』、5日間の予約だけで「約1億6000万円」売り上げる。“前作の人気再点火”を弾みに、発売前から絶好調"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Graveyard Keeper 2"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}