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 â 18 of them â 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 â the ending's only reliable reputation income.
- All 51 character quests land each of the six key townsfolk at exactly 90 â 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 â 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.
All Main Story Quests (41)
Every main story quest in journal order. These gate the map and the ending â all 41 main-track entries must be complete before the final battle (counts per the in-game journal).
| Quest | Giver | Steps | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any Portal in a Storm | â | â | â |
| Campaign of Thrones | â | â | â |
| Certificate, Please | Herbert | 1 | Expand graveyard I, +10 reputation with Herbert, Story (bronze) and +10 Town quality |
| Chasing Fairy Lights | Soul | 1 | â |
| Collect Head of the Village certificate. | Januarius | 1 | Temporary Head of the Village Certificate |
| Destiny Polls | â | â | â |
| Docked and Found | Jack | 1 | +10 reputation with Jack and +10 Town quality |
| Dungeons and... that's it, probably. | Albert | 8 | +5 Village reputation, the Alchemy, Basic technology, +10 reputation with Albert and Secret combination |
| Dust in the Kitchen | Soul | 1 | â |
| Election Fever | â | â | â |
| Even More Portal Parts | â | â | â |
| Eye, Red Eye | â | â | â |
| Fighting Spirit Required | Herbert | 1 | 2 Town Gratitude and Story (bronze) |
| Finding Old God | â | â | â |
| First... Sludge? | Herbert | 3 | â |
| Forest Pass | â | â | â |
| Friend or Foe | â | â | â |
| Friendship Written in the Stars | Gunter | 5 | â |
| Front-of-the-Envelope Calculation | â | â | â |
| Gluttony and Pride | â | â | â |
| Go Wild in the Wild Lands | â | â | â |
| Goddess in the Swamp | â | â | â |
| Grave Expectations | Herbert | 1 | +10 reputation with Herbert |
| Green Fragment | â | â | â |
| Heart of the Swamp | â | â | â |
| High Price | â | â | â |
| Into the Forest | â | â | â |
| Into the Forest (Eventually) | â | â | â |
| Lust and Envy | â | â | â |
| Magic Mirror | â | â | â |
| More Portal Parts | â | â | â |
| Palace Politics | â | â | â |
| Security Checkpoint: Democracy | â | â | â |
| Steamy Royal | â | â | â |
| Sweet Dreams | Albert | 2 | +10 reputation with Albert, Story (bronze), Alchemist's Clothes and +2 zombie workers |
| Swords and Bell | Herbert | 2 | 2 Town Gratitude and Pilgrim's Clothes |
| The Hungry Cosmos | â | â | â |
| The Last Battle | â | â | â |
| Vote Early, Vote Naughty | â | â | â |
| Water Locked | â | â | â |
| Wrath and Sloth | â | â | â |
All Character Quests (51)
The reputation engine. Each character quest pays +10 with its NPC, and the ending audits all six townsfolk at once â Jack, Gunter, the Nun, Herbert, Albert and Linda.
| Quest | Giver | Steps | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Cure for Wellness | â | â | â |
| A Good Example is the Best Sermon | â | â | â |
| Battles in the Sewers | Davy the Dagger | 3 | â |
| Book Broker | â | â | â |
| Brawns and Brains | â | â | â |
| Concept for a Concert | â | â | â |
| Congregation Trouble | â | â | â |
| Coughing it Up! | â | â | â |
| Dirt Rights | â | â | â |
| Factory Tour | â | â | â |
| Give materials | Jack | 1 | +10 reputation with Jack and 2 Town Gratitude |
| Green Men From Far Lands | â | â | â |
| Heal the Healer | â | â | â |
| Herbert and? | Herbert | 1 | +10 reputation with Herbert and 2 Town Gratitude |
| Holy Moly! | Nun | 4 | â |
| Hope It Doesn't go South | â | 5 | â |
| Hot Potato Delivery | â | â | â |
| I Love You, Man | â | â | â |
| Jack in a Boat | Jack | 5 | â |
| Jack's Back in Business | Jack | 1 | +10 reputation with Jack, 2 Town Gratitude and Story (bronze) |
| Love Story | â | â | â |
| Man of Steel | â | â | â |
| Not in Shining Armor Yet | â | â | â |
| Notorious Nun | â | â | â |
| Nun of Your Business | Nun | 1 | +10 reputation with the Nun |
| Organic Music | â | â | â |
| Personal Zombie Zone | â | â | â |
| Plague Me Maybe | â | â | â |
| Plaza Battle | â | 3 | â |
| Reader for a Warrior | Herbert | 1 | +10 reputation with Herbert |
| Rhyme and Printed | â | â | â |
| Sad Captain, No Action | Herbert | 1 | â |
| Safe Harbor | Linda | 4 | the Market Stalls I technology, +20 reputation with Linda, 2 Town Gratitude, 2 Story (bronze) and Deck of Cards |
| Safe zone. | Herbert | 1 | â |
| See You in Church | â | â | â |
| Stars, Lies, & Contracts | â | â | â |
| Still Standing on Stilts | â | â | â |
| Street Battles | â | 5 | â |
| Strings and Sinners | â | â | â |
| Supply and Demand | Herm | 1 | â |
| The House at the Crossroads | â | â | â |
| The Ingenious Gentleman Don Keyote | â | â | â |
| The Nun Also Reads | Nun | 3 | +10 reputation with the Nun and 2 Town Gratitude |
| The Nun with the Hairy Ass | â | â | â |
| Varnish Before You Fiddle | â | â | â |
| Wealthy Clients | â | â | â |
| Well-Deserved Rest | â | â | â |
| Wharf Rats | Davy the Dagger | 2 | Love Novel and Story (bronze) |
| What the Fairy? | Januarius | 1 | â |
| Why don't you like me? | â | â | â |
| Workshop Hours | Jack | 1 | +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 â take them for money, materials or fun.
| Quest | Giver | Steps | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't See The Forest for the Iron | â | â | â |
| Comrade Donkey | Larry | 1 | â |
| Crystal Clear | â | â | â |
| Fish for the Fisher | Fisherman | 3 | 6 Town Gratitude, the Sea fish dishes technology, the Mysterious fish dishes technology and Pro Rod |
| Good Fellow | Januarius | 1 | â |
| Homobonus I | â | â | â |
| Homobonus II | â | â | â |
| Hooligans for Hire | Merc Leader | 2 | â |
| Inflation | Merc Leader | 3 | Mercenaries' fee: 3 Wine (gold) |
| Planted and Delivered | Herm | 1 | New stock at Herm, +5 Village reputation, Story (bronze), Town Gratitude, the Vegetable dishes technology and Farmer's Clothes |
| Plenty of Fish in the Sea | Jeffry | 1 | Town Gratitude, Story (bronze) and the Fishing IV technology |
| Press for Cash | â | â | â |
| Tales for Ales | â | â | â |
| The Frill of the Chase | Herm | 1 | New stock at Herm |
| The Lord's Vintage | â | â | â |
| The Quiet Art | Herm | 2 | 2 Town Gratitude, Story (bronze) and the River fish dishes technology |
| Two Peas in a Pod | Jeffry | 4 | Basic Rod, +5 Village reputation, Town Gratitude and Story (bronze) |
| Yummies | Village guards | 1 | 2 Town Gratitude and the Soldier's food technology |
Key Story Quests
Certificate, Please
EasyThe Graveyard
Trigger: The opening journal prompt
Sweet Dreams
EasyThe Graveyard
Trigger: The Plague Doctor
First... Sludge?
EasyThe Town
Trigger: Town quest board
Chasing Fairy Lights
EasyThe Swamp
Trigger: Main story â the fairy summoning
Friendship Written in the Stars
MediumThe Town
Trigger: Gunter the Astrologer
Forest Pass
MediumThe Forest
Trigger: The road through the Forest
Safe zone
MediumThe Town
Trigger: Town restoration chain
Friend or Foe
HardInquisition Base & Sewers
Trigger: The Old God in the Sewers
The Last Battle
HardInquisition Base & Sewers
Trigger: Reputation 90 with all six townsfolk
The tables above list all 110 quests in the journal â 41 main story, 51 character and 18 side â 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.