The Grounds-Keeper
Released 23 October 2026 · PC · Action, Casual, Indie
Death has retired from collecting souls, and now he keeps the grounds. Mowing grass by lantern light, scrubbing centuries of moss from forgotten headstones, and vacuum autumn leaves into oblivion across fifteen moonlit plots. A cozy isometric chore game with no timers, no enemies, and no stress.
Story
Death retired. The lawn didn't. After an eternity of reaping, the Grim Reaper has hung up the scythe for something gentler: keeping the parish graveyard. The Groundskeeper is a cozy, spooky chore game about tending moonlit cemeteries, one plot at a time — and about the spirits who notice someone finally cares. Tend the grounds Ghost Mower — glide through long, overgrown grass and leave neat, short turf behind you. Spray & Brush — scrub moss, lichen and soot from weathered headstones with a bottle of holy water until every name reads again. Leaf Basket — draw drifts of autumn leaves into your wicker basket and haul them to the compost bin. Flowerbeds — pull out the dead stalks, soak the soil, and watch rows of snapdragons burst into bloom. Hedge Shears — clip scraggly bushes, snip by snip, into one of five spooky designs. Fifteen plots, three grounds Work your way from The Old Yard , a crooked little village churchyard, through the long rows of Chapel Row , to the windswept crypts of Crypt Hill . New chores arrive gently as you go, and every visit lays the plot out fresh — headstones, trees, flowerbeds and hedges are never in quite the same place twice. The dead have...
Gameplay
Death retired. The lawn didn't. After an eternity of reaping, the Grim Reaper has hung up the scythe for something gentler: keeping the parish graveyard. The Groundskeeper is a cozy, spooky chore game about tending moonlit cemeteries, one plot at a time — and about the spirits who notice someone finally cares. Tend the grounds Ghost Mower — glide through long, overgrown grass and leave neat, short turf behind you. Spray & Brush — scrub moss, lichen and soot from weathered headstones with a bottle of holy water until every name reads again. Leaf Basket — draw drifts of autumn leaves into your wicker basket and haul them to the compost bin. Flowerbeds — pull out the dead stalks, soak the soil, and watch rows of snapdragons burst into bloom. Hedge Shears — clip scraggly bushes, snip by snip, into one of five spooky designs. Fifteen plots, three grounds Work your way from The Old Yard , a crooked little village churchyard, through the long rows of Chapel Row , to the windswept crypts of Crypt Hill . New chores arrive gently as you go, and every visit lays the plot out fresh — headstones, trees, flowerbeds and hedges are never in quite the same place twice. The dead have stories Finish a plot and linger a while: a spirit may rise at a grave to talk. Twenty ghosts wait to be met — some funny, some sad, a few deeply unsettling — and every conversation is kept in your...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
Release details
The Grounds-Keeper is a Action, Casual and Indie game by Auto-Traumatic. The Grounds-Keeper came out on Friday, 23 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 14 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did The Grounds-Keeper come out?
The Grounds-Keeper came out on 23 October 2026.
Which platforms is The Grounds-Keeper on?
The Grounds-Keeper is on PC.
Who makes The Grounds-Keeper?
The Grounds-Keeper is developed by Auto-Traumatic.
What kind of game is The Grounds-Keeper?
The Grounds-Keeper is a game of these genres: Action, Casual and Indie.