Tetris meets city builder for a chill evening. It's a great little puzzle game that doesn't outstay it's welcome and is happy to have you around for as long as you like! As the title says...
Fights in Tight Spaces is a card-based, turn-based tactical brawler, where you don the suit of Agent 11, and whoop some goons from your favourite 80s action flick. The ninjas, bikers and gangsters you oppose all come with an abundance of abilities and modifiers that that always threaten to end your run and punish poor planning. The combat is very reminiscent of Into the Breach but your deck of cards provides you your moves, and an FTL-style node-map guides you between tattoo parlours, trains and restrooms. Building your deck for synergy is engrossing and rewarding. The visuals are minimalist and facilitate the projection of your action movie fantasies on the happenings. The atmospheric nature of the game is further accentuated by the Replay mode that lets you view the level you just beat in semi-real time. Of special note is the OST by nervous_testpilot, keeping up the tension and adding smoothness to the flow (personally, I’ve been a fan since Frozen Synapse). So why 4 stars? Replay mode is a bit jaunty and can sometimes softly bug out, and some playstyles feel better balanced against the game's challenges than others. Nonetheless, it’s a very solid experience - get it if you loved Into the Breach and Griftlands and are looking for something similar to scratch that itch.
