Drago's Castle

5 Wits Nyack in General: this company makes a big deal out of making sure you know this is “not” an escape room. But I actually think they do themselves a disservice that way! I’m a very avid escape room escaper, and I was VERY taken by 5 Wits! The immersive nature of each themed adventure here is extremely high quality and well done. This approaches Disney theme park quality, and that of my favorite escape room company: The Escape Game. The staff is great and I appreciate the reveals in each adventure as well as their cute intros, and that you get a score at the end (which for me helps keep it competitive even though you always technically “escape”) This room: Of the three rooms here, this was the most “active.” The first puzzle involved a maneuver with a key on a chain that reminded me a lot of a challenge on Survivor. There is also a tunnel to crawl through to be aware of (but you do have the option to work around it). I don’t want to spoil anything, but this was the CUTEST intro video. Also if you have easily scared young adventurers, do be aware the final bit can be scary. Puzzle wise, id call this the weakest of the three I did, but only because the nature of the puzzles gave me too many cooks in the kitchen vibes. Sure it’s not an “escape room,” but I loved it

The immersion factor at 5 Wits really is like no other escape room you will find. They put everything into making you feel like you are truly part of the room. That being said, this is an escape room that it seems as if they are trying to allow to be accessible for kids and the puzzles do reflect that. It’s a trade off - amazing immersion, puzzles are a little less challenging.

Great for families with kids, but not people looking for a challenge. While 5 Wits is easy in general and not truly an escape room, Drago’s Castle seemed the easiest to me with lots of pre-recorded hints and simple puzzles.

5 Wits is not like a normal escape room. It maximizes put-through which can feel a little like you’re being railroaded through. It feels a little like a Disney park walk-through experience that way. So if you’re looking for a challenge this isn’t the right room for you. But if you want to just be entertained, they’re great.

I mean I’m going to be honest. These are “Escape Rooms” for people who don’t want to do the work. Not to say the puzzles aren’t difficult (barley are) but there is only one puzzle per room- 3/4 rooms. They also will straight up complete the puzzle for you, if you are not doing it in the time they want. This is the best of the 3 themed rooms though! It’s overall a fun theme with cute puzzles!