Graveyard Keeper 2 Graveyard Quality Rating and Burial Plot Decor Guide

Maintaining high Graveyard quality is central to church progression in Graveyard Keeper 2. By properly interring bodies delivered by the donkey and installing carved tombstones and fences, keepers turn neglected burial grounds into a well-rated graveyard.

Graveyard Quality and Burial Mechanics

The Graveyard is a primary location situated within the Inquisition Base. Enhancing overall graveyard quality requires burying cadavers in designated plots and placing surface decorations such as wooden crosses, gravestones, and stone fences. However, a grave quality can never exceed the rating possessed by the Corpse buried within it — see our autopsy table guide to remove organs and optimize skull ratings. Currently, the maximum quality score a single corpse can provide is 14.

Corpse Decay and Donkey Deliveries

Bodies are routinely delivered by the donkey. If a Corpse is left unattended on the ground for too long, it decays into a pile of ash that must be cleaned up by the keeper. These ash piles produce nothing when cleaned up and no longer count toward morgue storage limits, penalizing keepers who delay burials or autopsies.

Disposal via Crematorium and Cremator Perk

Bodies with poor ratings can be disposed of using the Crematorium I blueprint constructed in the Morgue. Cremating a body yields 5 ash and 1 salt (or interred bodies can be exchanged for burial cash as explained in how to make money). Keepers who unlock the Cremator perk in the Anatomy talent tree double these yield rates, obtaining 10 ash and 2 salt from each cremation.

Upgrading Grave Plots and Fences

Achieving a higher graveyard rating involves balancing internal body preparation with external decor. Processing wood and stone into fences and markers elevates negative plot ratings into positive territory, which directly enhances sermon attendance and donations in our faith guide.