You won’t count on giving freely a sport for free would earn its writer over 1 / 4 of one million {dollars}, however that is precisely what occurred with Graveyard Keeper just lately. Developer Lazy Bear Games and writer tinyBuild gave away the 2018 medieval graveyard administration sim for free from Thursday by Monday afternoon, they usually’ve earned a reasonably penny due to it.
“Many are asking if it’s worth it, to give away a game like this for free,” tinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik stated in a publish on X. He famous the sport earned over $250,000 by DLC gross sales — and that is simply on Steam, as tinyBuild does not have the console figures but. “So it makes sense when you have a lot of DLC.”
Graveyard Keeper has three DLC expansions in addition to an OST and artwork ebook out there, and all of them might be bought as a part of a bundle. No surprises right here: That bundle is at present on sale for $8.35, or 80% off.
The Graveyard Keeper giveaway was ostensibly executed to drum up curiosity within the sequel, which was announced the day the giveaway started. Nichiporchik shared in a follow-up post that Graveyard Keeper 2 has now landed on over 450,000 Steam wishlists, placing it in Steam’s high 100 most-wishlisted video games.
Graveyard Keeper 2 is due out later in 2026. The unique sport is not free, however for those who nonetheless wish to test it out, you should purchase it at a steep low cost. Graveyard Keeper is on sale for $3.99 (80% off) on Steam till April 17.
