I was hooked on Graveyard Keeper 2 right from the start, having played the original to death. At first, the sequel seemed like a dream come true: they finally added a proper Town, a ton of quests, and the idea of ​​making the hero an inquisitor with a personal zombie army seemed inspiring. The automation has been beefed up, there's less running around, but oh my god, after about twenty hours, the game turns into a sophisticated torture. It's as if the developers specifically designed the mechanics to suffocate the player with grind. The new crafting chains are overloaded, the zombie debuffs are infuriating, and the insanity meter and siege raids become simply tiresome with their monotony after a while. And most importantly, there's a perpetual lack of faith, which keeps you standing still for hours, waiting. The game has mutated from a cozy, dark simulator into some kind of stifling chore where your ass is constantly in a lather. The graphics, music, and dark humor are top-notch. But the gameplay itself has become overly complicated and artificially drawn-out compared to the first game. It's worth playing, but be prepared to be downright frustrated.