Ludendorff Cemetery Survival is a seasonal cooperative mode in GTA Online set in the snow-covered cemetery at North Yankton. It launched with the 2024 Halloween update on October 10, marking GTA Online's first playable return to the area.1

Enemies and setting

Players defend the cemetery against successive waves of zombies, hulking juggernauts and possessed animals. The narrow paths, gravestones and limited sightlines make the North Yankton arena markedly tighter than the later Cayo Perico Survival.1

The mode quickly became one of GTA Online's most-played Halloween activities. Rockstar reported that players defeated more than 500 million zombies during its original run and that almost two million accounts played it in its first week. See the North Yankton zombie record report and first-week player report.2

Availability

The first run lasted through November 6, 2024. Rockstar returned the mode from October 23 to November 5, 2025, confirming that it is a recurring seasonal activity rather than a permanently disabled one.3

The mode returned for the October 2026 Halloween event on October 1.4

Bonuses, weekly challenges and GTA+ rewards vary between event periods. They should not be treated as permanent rules for the mode.

The wider 2024 event also brought Halloween activities to Los Santos. The 2024 Halloween overview covers the wider event, while the ghost locations guide covers a separate hunt rather than another part of Ludendorff Cemetery Survival.

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References

  1. Fight Off the North Yankton Nightmare in the New Ludendorff Cemetery Survival, Rockstar Games.

  2. GTA Online Community Update, Rockstar Games.

  3. Celebrate Spooky Season as Halloween Haunts Los Santos, Rockstar Games.

  4. Rockstar Games, Experience Halloween Thrills All Throughout October in GTA Online, October 1, 2026.