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Graveyard Keeper 2 Quest Guide - Story Walkthrough

The story quests of Graveyard Keeper 2 that gate progress, with unlock conditions, triggers and step-by-step strategies.

Two Quest Tracks, One Ledger

The story runs on parallel rails: 41 main quests move you through the map, and 51 character quests build the relationships the ending audits. Side quests — 18 of them — are optional flavor and reputation-free. The ending needs the first two categories complete, all of them, not most of them. Every area you unlock exists to make one rail or the other progress faster.

  • Main quests gate areas: the graveyard, the town, the forest, and the late Sewers all open through the main line.
  • Character quests pay +10 reputation with their NPC — the ending's only reliable reputation income.
  • All 51 character quests land each of the six key townsfolk at exactly 90 — the ending bar, by design.
  • Keep the Red Eye and the bar moves to 100 with extra requests: strictly more ledger, never less.

Reputation Is the Real Currency

Six NPCs hold the ending: Jack, Gunter, the Nun, Herbert, Albert, and Linda, each needing 90 reputation before the Final Battle. At +10 per character quest there is no shortcut, no grind substitute, and no slack — the count is the gate. Treat every character quest you pass by as deferred payment, not skipped content. The keeper who reconciles this early finishes the game calm; the one who does not finishes it farming.

Check reputations against the quest ledger as a habit: 90 across all six is exactly 51 character quests, so any gap you find is a quest you have not done yet.

All Main Story Quests (41)

Every main story quest in journal order. These gate the map and the ending — all 41 main-track entries must be complete before the final battle (counts per the in-game journal).

All Main Story Quests (41)
QuestGiverStepsRewards
Any Portal in a Storm———
Campaign of Thrones———
Certificate, PleaseHerbert1Expand graveyard I, +10 reputation with Herbert, Story (bronze) and +10 Town quality
Chasing Fairy LightsSoul1—
Collect Head of the Village certificate.Januarius1Temporary Head of the Village Certificate
Destiny Polls———
Docked and FoundJack1+10 reputation with Jack and +10 Town quality
Dungeons and... that's it, probably.Albert8+5 Village reputation, the Alchemy, Basic technology, +10 reputation with Albert and Secret combination
Dust in the KitchenSoul1—
Election Fever———
Even More Portal Parts———
Eye, Red Eye———
Fighting Spirit RequiredHerbert12 Town Gratitude and Story (bronze)
Finding Old God———
First... Sludge?Herbert3—
Forest Pass———
Friend or Foe———
Friendship Written in the StarsGunter5—
Front-of-the-Envelope Calculation———
Gluttony and Pride———
Go Wild in the Wild Lands———
Goddess in the Swamp———
Grave ExpectationsHerbert1+10 reputation with Herbert
Green Fragment———
Heart of the Swamp———
High Price———
Into the Forest———
Into the Forest (Eventually)———
Lust and Envy———
Magic Mirror———
More Portal Parts———
Palace Politics———
Security Checkpoint: Democracy———
Steamy Royal———
Sweet DreamsAlbert2+10 reputation with Albert, Story (bronze), Alchemist's Clothes and +2 zombie workers
Swords and BellHerbert22 Town Gratitude and Pilgrim's Clothes
The Hungry Cosmos———
The Last Battle———
Vote Early, Vote Naughty———
Water Locked———
Wrath and Sloth———

All Character Quests (51)

The reputation engine. Each character quest pays +10 with its NPC, and the ending audits all six townsfolk at once — Jack, Gunter, the Nun, Herbert, Albert and Linda.

All Character Quests (51)
QuestGiverStepsRewards
A Cure for Wellness———
A Good Example is the Best Sermon———
Battles in the SewersDavy the Dagger3—
Book Broker———
Brawns and Brains———
Concept for a Concert———
Congregation Trouble———
Coughing it Up!———
Dirt Rights———
Factory Tour———
Give materialsJack1+10 reputation with Jack and 2 Town Gratitude
Green Men From Far Lands———
Heal the Healer———
Herbert and?Herbert1+10 reputation with Herbert and 2 Town Gratitude
Holy Moly!Nun4—
Hope It Doesn't go South—5—
Hot Potato Delivery———
I Love You, Man———
Jack in a BoatJack5—
Jack's Back in BusinessJack1+10 reputation with Jack, 2 Town Gratitude and Story (bronze)
Love Story———
Man of Steel———
Not in Shining Armor Yet———
Notorious Nun———
Nun of Your BusinessNun1+10 reputation with the Nun
Organic Music———
Personal Zombie Zone———
Plague Me Maybe———
Plaza Battle—3—
Reader for a WarriorHerbert1+10 reputation with Herbert
Rhyme and Printed———
Sad Captain, No ActionHerbert1—
Safe HarborLinda4the Market Stalls I technology, +20 reputation with Linda, 2 Town Gratitude, 2 Story (bronze) and Deck of Cards
Safe zone.Herbert1—
See You in Church———
Stars, Lies, & Contracts———
Still Standing on Stilts———
Street Battles—5—
Strings and Sinners———
Supply and DemandHerm1—
The House at the Crossroads———
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Keyote———
The Nun Also ReadsNun3+10 reputation with the Nun and 2 Town Gratitude
The Nun with the Hairy Ass———
Varnish Before You Fiddle———
Wealthy Clients———
Well-Deserved Rest———
Wharf RatsDavy the Dagger2Love Novel and Story (bronze)
What the Fairy?Januarius1—
Why don't you like me?———
Workshop HoursJack1+10 reputation with Jack, New stock at Jack and Town Gratitude

All Side Quests (18)

Optional by design: flavor, resources and shortcuts. Nothing here gates the ending — take them for money, materials or fun.

All Side Quests (18)
QuestGiverStepsRewards
Can't See The Forest for the Iron———
Comrade DonkeyLarry1—
Crystal Clear———
Fish for the FisherFisherman36 Town Gratitude, the Sea fish dishes technology, the Mysterious fish dishes technology and Pro Rod
Good FellowJanuarius1—
Homobonus I———
Homobonus II———
Hooligans for HireMerc Leader2—
InflationMerc Leader3Mercenaries' fee: 3 Wine (gold)
Planted and DeliveredHerm1New stock at Herm, +5 Village reputation, Story (bronze), Town Gratitude, the Vegetable dishes technology and Farmer's Clothes
Plenty of Fish in the SeaJeffry1Town Gratitude, Story (bronze) and the Fishing IV technology
Press for Cash———
Tales for Ales———
The Frill of the ChaseHerm1New stock at Herm
The Lord's Vintage———
The Quiet ArtHerm22 Town Gratitude, Story (bronze) and the River fish dishes technology
Two Peas in a PodJeffry4Basic Rod, +5 Village reputation, Town Gratitude and Story (bronze)
YummiesVillage guards12 Town Gratitude and the Soldier's food technology

Key Story Quests

The tables above list all 110 quests in the journal — 41 main story, 51 character and 18 side — with givers, step counts and rewards where the community ledger has confirmed them. Entries marked with a dash are still being documented; the eight key story quests above carry full walkthroughs, and the rest gain detail as community data solidifies.