✦   SUNKEN REALMS · THE INDEPENDENT FIELD JOURNALRESEARCH SNAPSHOT · 19 OCT 2026
A FIELD JOURNAL FOR THE FIRST DESCENT

GET STRONGER.
GO DEEPER.
GET HOME.

Go in prepared. Follow the pulse. Bring something back. Evidence-led field notes for the first descent.

✧DEMO-SOURCED, NOT GUESSED
Version-aware answers. No invented loot tables or coordinates.
Official Sunken Realms screenshot: an archer stands waist-deep in murky water inside a misty stone ruin, bow drawn toward a serpentine creature rising ahead, a lantern glowing on the water.
THE DUNGEON
DOESN'T WAIT.
NO FIXED MAP. FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE.
OFFICIAL STEAM SCREENSHOT
01 / PREPARE AT CAMP02 / READ GLIS'S PULSE03 / CHOOSE EXTRACT OR DESCEND
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RETAIL BUILD · WEEK 4LIVE SINCE 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 · 17:00 UTC

Patch notes in the guides now run through v1.12 (17 October): Story / Normal / Hardcore difficulty, three save slots with Steam Cloud, potion quickslots and the dungeon performance fix (v1.07–v1.11) — plus amulets, the game's first randomized loot, dropping from chests with better rates in safe and treasure rooms and better stats deeper down. Armor sets and the Infusion system are announced for one larger update before the end of the year.

WHAT CHANGED SINCE LAUNCH ↗
THE ROUTE LIBRARY / 05 ARTICLES + 01 TOOL

FIND THE ANSWER.
KEEP THE LOOT.

Each page addresses a separate player task. We publish source-backed mechanics and mark the unverified retail details clearly.

01—05
YOUR OWN RUN, NOT A FAKE INTERACTIVE MAP

A CHECKLIST FOR THE
DECISIONS THAT MATTER.

Ten observable camp and dungeon tasks, an honest progress counter and a link you can share. It doesn't invent map coordinates or claim to sync with your Steam save.

OPEN RUN CHECKLIST ↗
A NOTE ABOUT THE SOURCES

REAL MECHANICS.
CLEAR LIMITS.

The game went live on September 18 UTC. These first notes are drawn from the official store, developer updates and identifiable 2026 demo playthroughs; once the retail build is playable, every page gets re-verified against it and updated here.

HOW THESE GUIDES ARE RESEARCHED ↗