Fights in Tight Spaces
February 24, 2021
Card-Based Tactical Fighting! Fights in Tight Spaces blends deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Pick from over 150 cards as you build a deck to suit your play …
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"Fights in Tight Spaces combines deck-building with clever tactics in a roguelike format that is as satisfying as it is punishing."
Read original review"Some small inconveniences aside, Fights in Tight Spaces, by combining ideas of turn-based strategy and deckbuilding titles into a very good package, offers intriguing and deep fights with a variety of strategies, each of which can be repeated many times …"
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35.0
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70.0
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55.0
"Turn-based battles in Fights in Tight Spaces are great, but not always well balanced. Mainly due to very limited treatment options."
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70.0
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85.0
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50.0
"Fights in Tight Spaces places itself in a unique position in the roguelike-deckbuilder genre. While the influence of games like Slay The Spire is apparent, the combat resolves in a very different way thanks to the introduction of a grid …"
Read original review"Sometimes a good idea is all you need, and Shatter Ground got a great one. The gamble of combining turn-based strategy with a card game and with the stylish fighting of Superhot ended up working quite well. I personally found …"
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20.0
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"An excellent turn-based strategy that shines in spite of some minor annoyances."
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75.0
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80.0
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70.0
"Fights in Tight Spaces is as if Slay the Spire and Into the Breach had a son and trained him to be John Wick. A huge game that, if we like XCOM-style turn-based strategy or card games, we are going …"
Read original review"Fights in Tight Spaces is an easy recommendation to any kind of gamer. It’s perfect for those new to deck-builders or for genre veterans who crave something with a different flair. Fighting game enthusiasts will enjoy the take on strategic …"
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55.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Fights in Tight Spaces recreates that action movie feeling of stylishly dismantling a room full of goons."
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85.0
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75.0
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30.0
"With a great visual style and differently-themed take on roguelike deckbuilding, Fights in Tight Spaces makes a case for your attention"
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30.0
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50.0
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30.0
"Fights in Tight Spaces is a stylish roguelike deck-builder that uses a clever resource system to back up some truly satisfying cardplay. While the amount of content is fairly light in its current Early Access state, what&s;s there is fun, …"
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65.0
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80.0
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70.0
"Fights in Tight Spaces don’t forget to make all this planning look cool. All cards have a corresponding animation that features meaty strikes coupled with satisfying audio feedback. The game is usually compared to Superhot due to its dispassionate removal …"
Read original review"Despite its issues, Fights in Tight Spaces is a fun and stylish take on the turn-based tactics genre that feels like it almost has a genre of its own."
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85.0
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92.0
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30.0
"Landing on the PlayStation at long last, Fights In Tight Spaces retains its first-in-class deck-building, roguelike gameplay and a stellar addictive quality. If you’re even a passing fan of martial arts or action movies, you owe it to yourself to …"
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35.0
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85.0
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"Fights in Tight Spaces is a really unique and stylish take on the deck building genre with a level of strategy on offer that will be enough to keep people coming back for a long time. Fights in Tight Spaces …"
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65.0
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"It’s fun, it’s replayable, it’s frustrating as all hell when you just can’t get the right movement card to get out of a sticky spot, and it keeps drawing me back in to prove that I’m not a loser. I …"
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75.0
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92.0
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68.0
"The best thing I can say about Fights in Tight Spaces is that it&s;s so easy to get lost in a run. You can start this game at 7 or 8 p.m. and it&s;ll be midnight before you even know …"
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"The intense card game creates a solid experience of fighting and Gun Fu."
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"It&s;s a great concept, and it&s;s perfectly enjoyable, but it lacks the excitement and flourishes it needs to really come alive."
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70.0
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95.0
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"A fantastic blend of turn based strategy, deck builder and roguelike games, Fights In Tight Spaces belongs among the best these genres has to offer. With a minimalistic art style that underpins a vast tactical depth, FITS is accessible, deeply …"
Read original review"Fights In Tight Spaces is a fantastic example of a turn-based strategy game. There&s;s so much depth to the mechanics and different strategies that can be utilised, that paired with the roguelike elements, makes for an endlessly replayable experience. The …"
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65.0
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80.0
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"It takes a lot for a roguelike to feel truly fresh on Switch, but Fights in Tight Spaces does a great job of taking a well-worn format and making it feel just that. The turn-based combat means you&s;ll constantly be …"
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"Exciting, spectacular and fun, Fights in Tight Spaces is a fine candidate for a couple of evenings."
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65.0
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"If you are a fan of action/tactical games, be sure to check Fights in Tight Places out."
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