Fights in Tight Spaces
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder built around positioning in martial-arts fights
Ground Shatter · Published by Balor Games · Released Dec 2, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 3,939
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 18 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 80
- peak 24h 99
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 10 months ago
- Nov 14, 2025
What is Fights in Tight Spaces?
A single-player, turn-based tactical roguelike that uses cards for movement and martial-arts attacks. As a Section Eleven agent fighting criminal organizations, you manage your hand, momentum, and position across randomized missions while building and upgrading your deck.
For you if...
- +you enjoy combining deckbuilding with positional turn-based tactics
- +you like using enemies and environments against each other
- +you want repeatable single-player missions with randomized events
Not for you if...
- −you prefer combo-heavy decks that become overwhelmingly powerful
- −you want short, forgiving runs with little randomness
- −you dislike careful positioning and punishing tactical mistakes
What players say
90% of 3,939 reviews are positive · 88% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the card-based tactical combat, fight animations, art style, and soundtrack. Common complaints describe lengthy runs, uneven balance, limited card variety, and harsh randomness. Recent complaints say DLC-related additions introduced unwanted encounters and bugs, while some players also report crashes or controller problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Fights in Tight Spaces system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64 bit Windows
- Processor
- Multicore with SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics
- 1 GB DX9 (shader model 3.0)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 70
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German.
Tags
- Strategy
- Action
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Deckbuilding
- Martial Arts
- Turn-Based Combat
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Turn-Based
- Card Game
- Roguelike
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Indie
- Replay Value
- Tactical
- Violent
- Isometric
Recent updates
- Nov 14, 2025 · Build Notes (1.2.11831)
- Oct 29, 2025 · Hotfix (v1.2.11822)
- Oct 20, 2025 · Hotfix (v1.2.11796)
- Oct 3, 2025 · Build Notes (1.2.11621)
- Oct 2, 2025 · Build Notes (1.2.11599)
4 DLC available.
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