Good news for players PS4 And PS5 : Sony offer at the moment Graveyard Keepera cult management game with very dark humor, directly on the PlayStation Store. No formula PlayStation Plus is required, all you need is a PlayStation account to redeem it.
The offer is limited in time and concerns the version PS4 released in 2019, playable on PS5 And PS5 Pro via backwards compatibility. Usually sold around $19.99 or around €19.99, the title goes to €0 until April 13, 2026, as part of a campaign that accompanies the announcement of the sequel, Graveyard Keeper 2. It remains to be seen whether this gift deserves to find a place in your library.
Why is Sony offering Graveyard Keeper for free on PS4 and PS5?
Developed by Lazy Bear Games and edited by tinyBuild, Graveyard Keeper is a management game released on PS4 in 2019. There is no native version PS5but the PS4 version runs on PS5 and PS5 Pro thanks to backward compatibility.
According to ComicBook, this is the first time the game has been offered for free on the PlayStation Store without going through the PS Plus games of the month. The operation coincides with the announcement of Graveyard Keeper 2 and is part of a classic strategy: offering the first episode to expand the player base before the release of the sequel.
The American site also emphasizes that this type of complete giveaway, excluding subscription, remains very rare in the PlayStation ecosystem. Hence the interest in not waiting until the last moment to claim it.
Graveyard Keeper: What kind of experience does this macabre management game offer?
The game is billed as “the least authentic medieval cemetery management simulation ever.” Concretely, you play a guardian responsible for building and maintaining a cemetery and a church, managing the bodies that arrive at the morgue, harvesting resources and manufacturing a whole bunch of objects.
We are at a crossroads between a Stardew Valley like and a very dark city-builder, with a lot of crafting and moral dilemmas around the use of corpses. Allow around 50 hours for the main quest, around 60 hours with the side activities and up to 70 to 75 hours to complete everything. PlayStation players are won over: the game scores around 4.39 out of 5 for more than 3,400 reviews on the Store, when Metacritic only gives it a 69 out of 100. Good news for French-speaking audiences: the title has French subtitles.
How to get free Graveyard Keeper before April 13, 2026?
To recover the game, go to the PlayStation Store from your PS4 or your PS5search Graveyard Keeperthen click “Add to Library” instead of the price. You can also do this through the PlayStation app or website. Once you claim the game during the promotion period, it will remain permanently linked to your account, even after April 13. No PlayStation Plus subscription is required.
However, be careful if you play on PS5 : several players report crashes, screen freezes and stutters on this platform, sometimes after long sessions, since the title runs in simple backward compatibility. Better to save regularly and restart the game from time to time. Despite these technical limitations, at €0 for dozens of hours of macabre management, it’s difficult to ignore this gift if you like relaxed games and dark humor.