Defenders of the Sunken Realm

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Defenders of the Sunken Realm

Overwhelmingly positive (167 ratings)

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You’ve been summoned—alone, in secret. Mr. Matthews, the eccentric leader of the Keepers of Balance, has one obsession: The Galaxy Core. It’s no longer safe, and only you can retrieve it. Armed with strange gear and an aging submarine, you plunge into the depths of a hidden ocean realm to retrieve a lost artifact. And when you return, ask yourself: What did you really bring back with you? The Galaxy Core awaits. But so does the cost.

  • 2-6
  • 75 mins
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All (167)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

K

Kat3733

110 escape rooms

Once again, KOB proves that they know how to tell a story and make you a part of the action! I have the unique perspective of someone who played and loved the original version of this game when it was in England. As much as I loved it in it's original form, the team at Keepers has given it a whole new life, a new storyline and a refresh that gives it an all new feel. I was very impressed!! Thank you, Keepers of Balance for providing exciting experiences that challenge and entertain us in ways we haven't seen before! We are blessed to have you in the Charlotte market!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Truly the BEST!

Difficulty

Medium

Mar 12, 2026

L

LockandClue

23 escape rooms

From the moment our group stepped through the door we were immersed in the story and this was carried through to the very end. Great care and effort was taken to create and maintain immersion. More physically demanding than most rooms, the environment was fun to explore with great feedback from the puzzles and environment to let you know when you’re on track. Some very high end special effects with great performances by the two actors involved at certain points of the game. (Without being intrusive) A really great time.

Gameplay

Great immersive gameplay. Puzzles were very much a part of the environment with some exciting moments. Pretty physical room.

Mar 8, 2026 | Experienced Mar 7, 2026

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nicholasdaniel55

6 escape rooms

This was a great experience from beginning to end. Compared to Temple of Light, it was a bit less-than but absolutely worth doing. This was an incredible experience on its own. The theatres and atmosphere is unreal. We will, without a doubt, be back for any room that is opened here.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

No other place we’ve been to has put this much into the set.

Story

No spoilers but great surprises. Immersion from the first moment you arrive.

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Very

Fun!

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Feb 22, 2026
@Panda
Panda

608 escape rooms

This is essentially an immersive walk through Disney World attraction for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and I am all here for it! Following an intense ride, yes, ride, we entered a humongous expansive temple. It involved very physical climbing and crawling, which wasn’t my favorite aspect, but we managed to do it. The effects, lighting, and atmosphere are out of this world. There are cinematic moments and live actor conversations. It has it all! And our special customized finale shocked us to our core! Let’s just say, we sealed the Honmoon and are now Golden!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

Yes

I think some things were faulty, but we solved the puzzles regardless

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Very

Rock climbing, other forms of climbing, stairs, and crawling. Not to mention a motion sequence

Accessibility

See above, also dim lights and color puzzles that are hard to see in the darkness

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

No

Not from the rock climbing, but we’re ok

Feb 19, 2026 | Experienced Feb 19, 2026
@snacktastic
snacktastic

56 escape rooms

Another great room from Keepers of Balance with some unique puzzles, and another just incredibly constructed environment. Absolutely loved the dynamic "voice" in the room, and aside from some brief temperature issues and associated nausea in the first section, we really had a great time in this room. It felt a bit shorter than Temple of Light, but the variance on puzzles was really great. Set design is again just absolutely incredible, and this is truly half the battle. We loved exploring the rooms and making sense of what we had in front of us.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere

The design of both sections was phenomenal. It really goes to show just how much elevation differences and consistent theming goes when designing these rooms. It's clear a lot of love and passion went into designing everything here.

Customer service

We felt like we weren't able to "struggle" quite as much here as in Temple of Light, the "voice in the room" was a bit more proactive with help which isn't exactly what we look for generally. Maybe the opportunity to indicate the level of assistance we want at the beginning, in a themed way, would be helpful.

Particularly interesting or different

No

Story

Not necessarily a detriment, this is the best of this story we have done, and the puzzles included in the theme were significantly better than others as well.

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

A good combo, but felt maybe a bit more on the mechanical side. Everything quite satisfying.

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

In the intro, yes. In the actual room, no.

Physically active

Somewhat

Definitely some activity needed, climbing specifically.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jan 23, 2026 | Experienced Jan 12, 2026
@nguffey
nguffey

17 escape rooms

Sunken Realm at Keepers of Balance is a must-play. From the moment you walk in, you’re pulled into a masterfully scripted story and experience. The set design, puzzles, atmosphere, and lighting are all on another level. It exceeded expectations across the board. We’ll be back.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Jan 21, 2026 | Experienced Jan 21, 2026

B

Bbwolfe

121 escape rooms

I had a lot of fun with this one, and it has some stand-out moments! I had a lot of fun interacting with our game guide

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Jan 18, 2026

m

moen3102

38 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Jan 16, 2026
@KellyRoth
KellyRoth

35 escape rooms

Love KoB. Cannot wait for their new rooms! If you are worried about ADA accessibility, just call them. The room is very fun if all of your party can handle a few stairs.

Gameplay
Atmosphere

The submarine element shakes to add realism.

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

At least two kids/active adults needed

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

8

Three parts are very kid friendly and kid needed! Crawling and climbing elements that kids and/or active adults would love.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Very

Some essential parts are active. Climbing and crawling.

Accessibility

Climbing and crawling elements. Everyone must be able to walk up about 8 normal stairs and up and down about 5 tall stairs. The climbing and crawling elements do not require all party members.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jan 10, 2026 | Experienced Jan 10, 2026
@kjmchone
kjmchone

22 escape rooms

The temple of light is so good going to this after was a lot less of an experience. Still decent but tough following the amazing first experience. Can’t wait to try the next one. Heads up on this one it’s physical. Climbing and crawling on hands and knees. Don’t rec if you are not in shape need two people in shape at least

Jan 4, 2026

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