Graveyard Keeper 2 Factory Guide: Setup, Belts and Automation
Updated 2026-09-30 · Fan-made guide for Graveyard Keeper 2 · Not affiliated with Lazy Bear Games
The Graveyard Keeper 2 factory is your underground automation hub: reach it from the Inquisition Base cellar, clear the entrance blockage, repair a Zombie Carousel and assign zombie workers to production lines fed by conveyor belts and chests. Here's how to set it up without spaghetti.
Getting into the factory
The factory hides beneath the world — you reach the underground area from the Inquisition Base cellar. Your first tasks there are physical: clear an entrance blockage and repair a Zombie Carousel before any real production starts.
Treat that repair as the tutorial's gate. Once the carousel spins, you can start assigning zombie workers to stations and the automation side of the game properly opens up.
First line: start small
The community's strongest advice is to start small. Connect storage to the workbench with a short belt run, check the direction and the machine connections, then select the recipe and assign its zombie. One clean line teaches you the whole system.
Only after the first line runs should you copy it. Cloning a proven layout beats designing a five-line mega factory on paper that jams the moment you leave it alone.
Conveyor chests and supply flow
Advanced players link every product line directly to a conveyor chest, so finished goods collect where you can pull them on demand. The supply side matters just as much: place the big factory chest in front of your raw material stockpiles to keep lines fed.
A zombie porter stationed at the Supply Station closes the loop, moving inputs where they're needed. With porters feeding stations and chests collecting outputs, the factory runs for in-game days without your input.
Stations and extensions
Factory workstations expand — each station accepts extensions that raise throughput, and each has a footprint you should plan around. Guide databases track building footprints, extension counts, and the research and construction costs per station, which makes pre-planning your floor possible.
Pair this with your base layout: the players with the smoothest factories decided their station order before building. Check the layout guide for zone planning, then implement it underground.
Factory troubleshooting
- Line stalled? Check the zombie's tool matches the station before anything else.
- Starving inputs? Move the big factory chest closer to raw stockpiles.
- Output piling up? Connect the line to a conveyor chest you actually empty.
- Belt jammed? Verify direction and machine connections on that short run first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I unlock the factory in Graveyard Keeper 2?
Enter the underground factory from the Inquisition Base cellar, clear the entrance blockage, and repair the Zombie Carousel. After that you can assign zombie workers to production lines.
How does automation work in Graveyard Keeper 2?
Zombies staff workstations; conveyor belts and chests move goods. Feed a big factory chest from raw stockpiles, connect product lines to conveyor chests, and keep a porter at the supply station.
Where is the factory located?
It's an underground area accessed via the Inquisition Base cellar — the entrance blockage and Zombie Carousel repair are your first jobs there.