The Grounds-Keeper — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Fixes | 2026-10-24 | Sorry, Groundskeepers! The last update stopped the game from starting for some of you, with an "Invalid platform" error. Fixed If it still won't start Restart Steam so it downloads the fix. Or right-click the game in your Library > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files. Your saves are safe and nothing has been lost. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy your new home! |
| Version 2.1, The Old Church Update: A Home for the Groundskeeper | 2026-10-24 | Repair a crumbling church, furnish it your way, and come home between shifts! Evening, Groundskeepers. After all those long nights tending other people's graves, the Groundskeeper has found somewhere of their own. It just needs a little work... The Old Church At the edge of the grounds stands an old church, left to the dust and the spiders. It's yours now. The first time you arrive, the Groundskeeper takes one look around and gets straight to dustin'. Sweep the dust off the floor and cut down the cobwebs. Tend the churchyard outside. The lawn grows back while you work elsewhere, so there's always a little mowing and raking to come home to. Re |
| 10/17 2.0 Update | 2026-10-17 | Evening, Groundskeepers! The night shift just got a little busier. New choresFallen branches: start turning up on the last level of the Old Yard. Gather them in your basket and take them to the compost bin. Cobwebs: from the last level of Chapel Row, spiders string webs between headstones. You can't walk through one, so cut it down with the hedge shears to clear the path. Dark lamps: some of the grounds' lanterns have burnt out. Find them and relight their wicks. A lantern of your ownPress T at any time to light or put out the Groundskeeper's own lantern and carry a little light through the dark rows. 9 new achievementsThree each for composti |
| Bug Fix | 2026-10-17 | *Just some bug fixes :`)* |
| Official Release! | 2026-10-17 | *Added a view change, players can now switch between isometric and regular world orientation! *Enhanced security measures for game files Thank you to my supporters! |