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Graveyard Keeper 2 Base Building and Layout Guide

9/26/2026 Last updated: 9/30/2026 2 min read

Verify the wood-work unlock order

Open the Building technology tree and follow this early wood-work example:

  1. Research The Concept of Wood in the Building technology tree. [3]
  2. Unlock Chopping and Woodworking I separately. These nodes unlock the Chopping Spot and Woodworking Workbench I. [4] [5] [6]
  3. Place the Chopping Spot and Workbench near the yard wood stockpile when convenient, as shown in one gameplay route. Use the green preview to check each placement; this is an example layout, not a required or optimal arrangement. [1] [2]
Graveyard Keeper 2 outdoor yard where the first wood stations can be grouped near the wood stockpile
Building technology tree showing The Concept of Wood, Chopping, and Woodworking I

Place a station with the preview

Move the station preview until its footprint is green, then press Mouse0 to build. Green cells are valid; red cells are blocked. Press R to rotate or Esc to leave placement mode. If the preview stays red, move or rotate the station before confirming. Use the controls shown by your platform if they differ. [2]

Graveyard Keeper 2 placement preview with green buildable cells, red blocked cells, and rotate, build, and exit controls

Find the Kitchen Counter and Oven

Enter the house and open its interior build menu: the Kitchen Counter and Oven are placed from this indoor area. [2] When the oven technology becomes available, continue with Kitchen Oven II; the fuel guide covers the shed that supplies its queue.

Sources

  1. [1]Graveyard Keeper 2 – 10 TIPS to START the RIGHT WAY!
  2. [2]Rebuilding a Town Destroyed by Zombies - Graveyard Keeper 2
  3. [3]The Concept of Wood technology
  4. [4]Chopping technology
  5. [5]Woodworking I technology
  6. [6]Woodworking Workbench I recipes

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