5 Wits Buffalo - Buffalo, New York

Heather Fielder

My son begged to go here while we visited the mall. I'm glad we did! The rooms are always private (just your group) and they were able to add us in without a reservation on a Monday afternoon. On weekends, I imagine they get pretty busy.

Cleo was kind and knowledgeable!

Alan J

We had a group of 7 (6 adults, one younger child) and did the dragon themed experience. Of the few escape room-like activities I've done, this was probably my last favorite. The first area only one or two people could really do anything while the other 5 of us just stood around for 5 minutes. Without spoiling, it wasn't really much of a challenge, it was more just a "task" that they told you how to do and wasted time. The other puzzles were ok but you were told how to do them and basically hints would keep dropping even if you didn't want them and wanted to figure it out for ourselves. Just not what I'm used to and it wasn't very challenging overall for a group of adults. I can see it being fun for a younger crowd but I had way more fun at Escape City which I felt actually made me think and challenge myself, and get hints only if you wanted them not having them forced at you. I would not go back and do the other two experiences personally. The 34 minutes ended really quick. Just when you are getting into the groove of things and ready for more it was "game over". Not terrible but there is nothing on the website that really leads you to believe it's for a younger crowd. At least that's how the dragon one was. $230 for all of us was NOT worth it.

liza Great work as always! Kq

Very fun activity to do with or without kids. Went with my daughter and it took us 32 min to finish which I consider to be reasonable. I'll will say that I think the less people you got in your group the better. They have 3 storyline to choose from. Staff was friendly.

Nate Hartrich

My daughter had asked for this experience for her bday present and we said yes. Her and a group of friends and family between the ages of 11-14 took the plunge. They loved every bit about their adventure and came out smiling and wanting more. Cleo was our party hostess and she did a phenomenal job. She was very nice and helped us with everything we needed. If you’re planning a party at 5 Wits make sure to ask for Cleo. We will back again to enjoy the adventures.

Sigrid Chapman

We had a birthday party here for our 11 year old daughter and the kids had a blast! The staff was super friendly and the puzzles were interesting with elaborate theming. Thanks for a great party.

Ayden Rose Boutique

My son had his 9th birthday here this weekend and he had so much fun. As a parent It was such an easy party because everything was included in the package we chose, we just showed up, enjoyed and left. Our party host was nice, helpful and great with the kids. Adults are required in the escape room, which was necessary since it was a little difficult for 8-9 year olds. Overall a lot of fun and it couldn’t have been easier for parents when throwing a party.

Jacqui S

These escape room style adventures have the best production value I've ever seen. We went through The Tomb and Deep Space. Each were unique from each other and the puzzles were fitting for their themes. I would say they are best suited for parties of four. We had three participants and did find some of the puzzles more challenging as we had to do a bit of running to accomplish some of the more time sensitive challenges. As far as challenge ratings, Deep Space was the more challenging experience. It is pricy for roughly a half hour experience, but it was fun as a treat. Also, if you go through the other experiences on the same day, they are half price making it feel a bit more reasonable.

Christine Kellogg

We had lots of fun!! Great thing to do for a birthday gathering. And…apparently we’re geniuses! We had THE BEST score in The Tomb!!!! Did the Castle also, both were fun.