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How to Raise Zombies in Graveyard Keeper 2

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

Clear the lab and technology gates

  1. Finish the access quest. Complete Albert’s Sweet Dreams laboratory sequence and inspect the old door near the Morgue. Use the repair panel for that door; one Fextra reference lists 1 Bronze Detail + 1 Melted Fat, but your current panel decides the materials. [4] [8]
  2. Repair the Resurrection device. This is a separate repair. One save used 1 Bronze Detail, 2 Wooden Planks, and Building mastery 3; use the current device panel if your save shows different values. [5]
  3. Unlock Reanimation. In the Anatomy and Alchemy tree, research it after Alchemy, Distillation, and Skull and Teeth. One observed route costs 30 red, 10 green, and 10 blue points and unlocks Resurrection Table I plus the Bronze Zombie Collar recipe. The alchemy guide covers the separate Laboratory route. [7]
  4. Build Resurrection Table I. Use the morgue build desk. One build example used 2 Oiled Planks, 4 Polished Stone, and 3 Glass; confirm the live recipe panel before crafting. [6]
Official Graveyard Keeper 2 promotional artwork depicting undead characters

Prepare and activate the revival

  1. Prepare the corpse. Use a corpse the table accepts. Add a Bronze Zombie Collar and Reanimation Liquid, then provide enough Faith for the amount shown by the table. If the body needs inspection first, follow the morgue autopsy sequence. [3] [9] [10] [8]
  2. Press Prepare. Add or select the Bronze Zombie Collar and Reanimation Liquid, then confirm. When the current prompt says Waiting for activation, the device is ready for the next step. [1] [2]
  3. Activate on green Envy day. Use the Resurrection device when the day indicator is green. A successful activation leaves a zombie at the prepared table; interact with it to collect the zombie and continue with zombie work and automation. [2] [3]

Check supplies before repeating

The starting Resurrection Lab chest contained 3 Bronze Zombie Collars and 3 Reanimation Liquids in one recorded save. Treat that count and all material panels as build-sensitive, and recheck the chest and table after an update. [9] [10]

Sources

  1. [1]Rebuilding Town & Unlocking The Forrest Hordes In Graveyard Keeper 2! - Day 3
  2. [2]Rebuilding a Town Destroyed by Zombies - Graveyard Keeper 2
  3. [3]Zombie story rewards and mechanics
  4. [4]Sweet Dreams quest
  5. [5]Resurrection device repair requirements
  6. [6]Resurrection Table I requirements
  7. [7]Reanimation technology requirements
  8. [8]Zombie Resurrection
  9. [9]Bronze Zombie Collar and starting chest
  10. [10]Reanimation Liquid and starting chest

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