Graveyard Keeper 2 Zombies: How to Make, Mine & Limits

Zombies are the backbone of Graveyard Keeper 2 automation. You resurrect corpses on Envy days (or during storm prayer), assign jobs, and later automate mining and factory lines. This page covers how to make a zombie, hypno, zombie mine, and the PR machine limit.

How to make a zombie (step-by-step)

1. Progress the story until you receive zombie assistants and access the Resurrection Lab behind the morgue.
2. Prepare a corpse with all six vital organs intact—favor more red skulls for extra perk slots.
3. Place the corpse on the Resurrection Table with Reanimation Liquid, Faith, and a collar that supports its red-skull count.
4. Power the lab on an Envy day or during God of the storms (storm prayer later).
5. Run the Resurrection Device, then equip tools and assign the zombie to a bench or supplier station with queued orders.

More detail on corpses: Autopsy guide.

Hypno device

Players search graveyard keeper 2 hypno when automating behavior. The hypno device is used to steer zombie conduct in specific work contexts—unlock it through progression, place it where the UI allows, and pair it with the job you want to stabilize (mining, supply, or factory input). If hypno seems inactive, confirm power, tech unlocks, and that the zombie has the right tool equipped.

Zombie mine and garden zombies

Zombie mine and garden zombie queries usually mean: “How do I automate ore or crops?” Assign zombies with mining or gardening mastery, give the correct tool, and link storage with belts or manual hauls until your factory line is built. Check the zombie’s mastery tree before expecting full-speed output.

Zombie limit and PR machine

When you exceed the zombie limit, Excessive zombies reduces sermon effectiveness. Raise the cap with the PR Machine (Gluttony-related progression). Do not confuse collar quality with the global limit—they are separate checks.

Quick checklist

Problem	Likely fix
Resurrection won’t start	Wait for Envy power or storm prayer
“Wrong collar”	Upgrade collar tier for more red skulls
Too many zombies	PR Machine / limit upgrade
Mine not producing	Tool, mastery, mine access

See also: Iron and mining, Factory and orders.