Fights in Tight Spaces

About

Fights in Tight Spaces is a turn-based strategy game that layers deck-building and tactical combat into claustrophobic brawls. You control a Section Eleven agent tasked with taking down targets in gritty, real-world scenarios. Each fight unfolds on a grid where positioning and card management determine outcomes. Your deck of over 150 cards lets you customize approaches, some focus on brute force, others on precision or environmental manipulation. Combat alternates between strategic turns and cinematic close-quarters strikes, with random events and injuries adding unpredictability to each mission. The game stands out for its tight feedback loop of planning and execution. Upgrades and setbacks force constant adaptation, and the blend of card-based resource management with spatial awareness creates deep tactical options. With 80% of players on Steam labeling it "very positive," its niche appeal lies in the brutalist aesthetic and the satisfaction of outthinking opponents in confined spaces. Available on PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, and Switch since 2021, it’s a single-player slog for fans of methodical combat over spectacle.

Storyline

In an era where espionage is handled largely by data-packets being pored over by teams of analysts, Section Eleven’s approach is more hands-on, dealing with the sorts of criminal organizations who live and operate outside the realms of electronic communication. When the rest of the intelligence services have failed, they call Section Eleven. As a Section Eleven agent it is your job to find direct solutions to emerging threats… largely by smashing people’s faces into things.