Graveyard Keeper – Walkthrough – Part 3 – Opening the Church and Unlocking Science!

Hey there, Gravedigger! Ready for our next big step? Part 3 is a pivotal moment in the game. This is where we finally climb out of the mud and into the church (literally!). If you’ve been struggling with low energy and slow technology unlocks, your problems are about to fade, because we’re unlocking the source of Faith and the rare Blue Points (Science)!

Let’s dive into what this phase has in store.

Summary

This episode marks the transition from a simple gravedigger to a Vicar-Farmer-Scientist.

Progress Checkpoint	Key Action	What You Unlock
Open the Church	Achieve Cemetery Quality 5 to summon the Bishop.	Access to the Church, Sermons, and the Faith currency.
Unlock Blue Points	Clean up the Cellar and use the Study Table on corpse parts.	The source of rare Blue Points (Science) for advanced tech.
Stable Food Source	Establish farm chests, collect water, and bake Bread (Wheat + Water).	Bread becomes your primary source of reliable Energy restoration.
Cremation	Unlock Cremation and Anatomy technologies.	Efficient disposal of bad corpses for Burial Certificates (money), Salt, and Ash.
Donkey Returns	Pay the Donkey 10 Carrots, then lubricate the cart with Oil.	Donkey resumes corpse delivery (now costs 5 Carrots per body).
Loner/Merchant Quest	Buy Oil from the Loner near the Lighthouse.	Loner asks for 5 Honey to teach you the valuable Cake recipe.

Step-by-Step

Enough chatting, let’s get down to business (and corpses!).

Phase 1: Opening the Cemetery (Quality 5)

1. The first goal is to reach Cemetery Quality 5 so the Bishop appears on the Purple Day and unlocks the church.
2. Emergency Repairs: Use the starter wood and stone repair kits the game gave you to fix damaged gravestones and fences, prioritizing those with 3+ white skulls.
   • Warning: do not waste resources making new repair kits; they are not worth the effort. Only use the ones you were gifted!
3. Technology: Unlock the Simple Stone Gravestone technology (costs 10 Red and 5 Green points).
4. Construction: Build the Stone Cutter and use the infinite stone source you already opened up on the map.
5. Place Gravestones: Craft the Simple Stone Gravestones and install them on the best-quality corpses (4+ white skulls).
6. Check-point: Once the Cemetery Quality hits 5, you are ready for the Bishop!

Phase 2: Food Production and Optimization

1. While waiting for the Purple Day, you need to manage your energy and inventory.
2. Fertilize! Your first ready farm item is Peat (Turfa). Start using Peat on all your crops. It speeds up growth, increases yield, and gives you a chance to get Bronze-Star crops (important for future quests).
3. Strategic Chests: Build and place Farm Storage Chests (Baús) near the farming area. Remember the mechanic: Chests placed in a work area grant remote access to resources. Your crafting stations can pull materials from the chest without you carrying them!
4. Make Bread (Your New Best Friend):
   • Water: Go to the Well, collect Clean Water Buckets, and then use the bucket item in your inventory to turn it into the Water resource.
   • Dough: Use the Cooking Table (Mesa de Cozinha) and combine Wheat + Water to make Dough (Massa).
   • Bread: Place the Dough in the Oven (Fornalha) and use Firewood (or another fuel) to bake it.
   • Important: Bread is your most reliable food source for regenerating Energy at this stage of the game.

Phase 3: The Church and Blue Points (Science)

1. The Purple Day arrives! The Bishop shows up, and you open the church.
2. The Sermon: Watch the cutscene with the Bishop and perform your first Sermon at the pulpit.
   • Milestone: This grants you your first Faith points, a crucial currency for the game. Remember to do this every Purple Day to farm Faith.
3. The Secret Cellar: Clean up the mess in the Church Cellar and find the Study Table. This is the key to success!
4. Generate Science: The Study Table is used to decompose written items (like the notes the game gave you) into Science Points. You need these points!
5. The Blue Point Secret:
   • Go to the Study Table.
   • Place an item from the Morgue (Blood, Fat, Organs, etc.).
   • If the item has the tag “Study incomplete – Blue point”, you can analyze it by spending 1 Faith and 1 Science.
   • Milestone: This finally grants you the precious Blue Points! They are the rarest and most essential currency for advanced technologies. Spend them wisely!.

Phase 4: Cremation and Anatomy

1. Now that you have Blue Points, we can improve the handling of bad corpses.
2. Anatomy: Unlock the Anatomy technology (in the Anatomy and Alchemy tab) to be able to remove the Brain, Intestines, and Heart. This gives you more resources for studying (more Blue Points!).
3. Cremation: Unlock the Cremaation technology (in the Theology tab).
4. Build the Crematorium: Construct the Place for Cremating Corpses.
5. Anti-River Strategy: If you receive a corpse with many red skulls:
   • Remove ALL organs and resources (Blood, Fat, Brain, Heart, etc.).
   • Place the remaining carcass in the Crematorium and use Firewood as fuel.
   • Important Decision: Cremation grants you a Burial Certificate, Salt, and Ash, which is infinitely better than throwing the corpse in the river for nothing.

Phase 5: The Donkey’s Strike and the Merchant

1. The Donkey is tired of exploitation and has gone on strike. Prepare to pay!
2. Payment 1 (Carrots): The Donkey demands 10 Carrots in the box next to the cart.
3. Payment 2 (Oil): The Donkey demands you lubricate the wheels with Oil.
4. How to get Oil: Buy Oil from the Loner/Old Man who is on the road to the Lighthouse, during the day.
5. Milestone: After paying and lubricating, the Donkey returns to work, but will now charge 5 Carrots for every new corpse. Keep the box stocked!
6. Loner Side Quest: While buying the Oil, the Old Man will ask you for 5 Honey to teach you how to make Cake (one of the best recipes in the game!). Honey can be found in the forest near the quarry.

Useful Tips

• Sell Regularly: Sell your Burial Certificates frequently to the Innkeeper. Don’t hoard them, as NPCs have a money cap, and selling too much too fast causes prices to drop!
• Tool Upgrade: Use your first Blue Points to unlock the Tools line (level 2). They last longer and will speed up mining and woodcutting.
• Farming Honey: Honey is easy to farm in the forest area outside your farm, near the infinite Stone Quarry. It’s a vital energy item and used in several quests.

What Comes Next in Part 4

Now that we have Blue Points and Faith, the game really starts to gain depth. In Part 4, the focus will be on:

• Alchemy Advancement: Starting to use the extracted organs and the Alchemy Workbench to produce potions.
• Church Improvement: Using Faith to improve the church’s decor (candles, incense, etc.) and raise the quality of your Sermons.
• NPC Quests: Continuing missions with the Merchant (who will ask you for a Merchant License) and the Loner (making the cake)