Quick answer: Graveyard Keeper 2 only saves when you sleep. There's no manual save and no autosave during the day, so if you quit, crash or get stuck before sleeping, you lose everything since the last night. For a demo save transfer, PC demo saves carry over to the full game automatically; if yours didn't, copy the .info and .dat files from the demo folder to the full-game folder (below). Switch demo progress does not transfer.
Players search this as save, save location and demo save transfer. German players search Spielstand übertragen ("transfer save"), sometimes with Steam Deck. Some type it in a hurry as demo save goes to full releade; they all mean moving demo progress into the full game. On Steam, the thread Game needs an auto-save on day change asks for the autosave the game doesn't have.
Quick facts
- When it saves: only when you sleep in your bed
- Manual save: none
- PC demo saves: carry over automatically; copy them by hand if not
- Switch demo saves: don't carry over (tinyBuild support)
- Backup: demo saves can also be downloaded from Steam Cloud
Save location (PC)
| Game | Folder |
|---|---|
| Full game | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Lazy Bear Games\Graveyard Keeper 2 |
| Demo | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Lazy Bear Games\Graveyard Keeper 2 Demo |
How to transfer a demo save to the full game
Open the demo folder
Paste the demo path into File Explorer. You can also download the demo saves from Steam Cloud.
Copy the save files
Copy the .info and .dat files.
Paste into the full-game folder
Start the full game and load.
This is the method from the developers' pinned troubleshooting post on Steam. The Steam Deck folder path isn't confirmed yet.
Staying up for days loses more than sleep. One player stayed awake several days to get the tired effect, the game crashed, and all of it was gone. Sleep before anything risky.
When to sleep so you don't lose a day
- Before exploring the Port: see Stuck on the pier
- Before blowing up the mine entrance: see Mine entrance freeze
- Before battle day: see Battles
- When you have Lack of Sleep: sleeping it off also clears 20 insanity (Energy)
FAQ
On PC, yes, automatically. If it didn't, copy the demo's .info and .dat files into the full-game folder. On Switch, demo progress doesn't transfer.
No. It saves only when you sleep. Players on Steam have asked for a day-change autosave, but as of September 25, 2026 there isn't one.
On PC: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Lazy Bear Games\Graveyard Keeper 2. The demo uses the same path with " Demo" at the end.
Related
- Stuck on the pier: the bug where a save is your only way out
- Mine entrance freeze: sleep before the blast
- Energy: sleep and the Lack of Sleep debuff
- Battles: sleep before battle day
Sources: the developers' "Known issues, Bug reports, and Troubleshooting" post on Steam, tinyBuild support, Steam Community discussion "Game needs an auto-save on day change".