Graveyard Keeper 2 PS5 review – Stardew Valley with zombies

Graveyard Keeper 2 -it’s all part of the job (tinyBuild)

The latest indie cosy game mixes the tweeness of village life with a zombie plague that proves surprisingly helpful in running your grave-keeping business.

With their pixel art styling, focus on village life, and refusal to engage in anything as nerve jangling as combat, cosy games have enjoyed increasing popularity over the last decade. Perhaps it’s the parlous state of the world that’s created such a widely felt need to retreat from violence and threat, or maybe it’s just a matter of exploring the boundaries of what video games are capable of simulating.

Whatever it is, cosy games are ev...