GUILDERLAND — At 5 Wits, a new business that opened recently at Crossgates Mall, visitors act as action heroes in one of three immersive, hands-on adventures, with the visitors controlling how the story ends.

They can enter a 3,000-year-old tomb to take on an angry pharaoh, which involves solving puzzles in hieroglyphics and outsmarting the pharaoh, to avoid being trapped in his burial chamber.

Or they can team up with a tough, smart princess to catch a dragon, in a medieval-themed adventure that requires visitors to escape a dungeon, solve ancient riddles, and watch out for the dragon while exploring a castle.

Or, finally, they can teleport to an abandoned spaceship, dodge asteroids, rewire the ship, refuel the power core, and match wits with an artificial-intelligence program in time to save the world.

Players work as a team to solve fun, physical challenges and puzzles, interacting with realistic, computer-controlled special effects like a bellowing pharaoh or an incoming asteroid storm. Their responses determine how the action unfolds, resulting in a different experience each time.

For more information, visit 5-wits.com or call (855) 955-9487.

Tickets cost $19.99 for a single adventure; $25.99 for two adventures; and $29.99 for three adventures. Tickets for more than one adventure can be used on different days.