Medieval cemetery management sim Graveyard Keeper is out on Android

The comparisons of Graveyard Keeper to the fan-favorite farming life simulator Stardew Valley are many, and rightfully so, because both games look and play very similarly. Of course, Graveyard Keeper offers a much darker theme since you’ll spend the majority of your time maintaining a graveyard while facing the many ethical dilemmas the fall upon the position of a cemetery manager living in the middle ages.

Graveyard Keeper comes from Lazy Bear Games, the indie developer behind titles such as Punch Club and Swag and Sorcery. The goal of Graveyard Keeper is to build and maintain a thriving cemetery business, and along the way, you’ll dive into dungeons, fight monsters, gather resources, craft items, and maybe even sell a few organs or two to the local butcher.

One thing to keep in mind is that many reviews have pointed to gameplay that can feel very tedious when compared to similar titles like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon. There’s a lack of streamlining for many mechanics which results in a lot of grinding and guesswork. If that’s your thing, then you should have no issue with this release, but if you don’t have the patience to teach yourself how to play, then you may not…