Fights in Tight Spaces
Fights in Tight Spaces
Game
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Knights in Tight Spaces
Developer Ground Shatter
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences. From the Steam store page
288 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
127 positive · 72 negative
95% range 57–70%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 127 | 72 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 16 | 4 | 55 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 14 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
418 of 594 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
63% recommend · 121 yes, 71 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 192 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (660 of 951 positive).
Some reviewers report bugs, poor deck balance, and frustrating difficulty. [1][2][3][4]
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Representative posts
- [18]
I really enjoyed the first game a lot so when I heard this was coming out I was excited. I was pretty bummed when this game turned out to be kind of a downgrade. The style of the first one was tight and unique, whereas while the backgrounds here are certainly nice, whatever style it once had is completely gone and all the characters are just kinda ugly. At the very least i'm not thinking "Wow these guys are cool." I …
- [3]
This game would be great if it functioned properly. Deckbuilding: Build expression is almost non-existent. A few cards imply a build such as bleed or poison. However, there aren't enough cards with that keyword to make it work in a normal game. You can't even be sure you'll be offered a card that you can play because it's for a different class so the chances of creating a deck that's functional at all is dubious. …
- [5]
✅ Roguelike card game (similar to Slay the Spire/Monster Train) but with a grid-based turn-based battle system ✅ Game has 3 main archetypes (melee, weapon & spell) that provides different playstyles ✅ Drop in and drop out anytime. Progress is saved after every move, so you can quit the game anytime and continue back at the same place ✅ Game has several difficulty options to choose from that is very useful which can …
- [12]
I have a difficult time recommending this game. It's a good game! There's fun to be had! People go out windows! It has significant flaws though. First and foremost, the addition of NPC companions really muddles the deliciously tight design of Fights In Tight Spaces. All allies work from your single hand of cards, so you will seldom be able to really make use of two or more characters. More often, you'll have one …
- [10]
Much better than the previous FITS, it's very enjoyable and a very decent deckbuilder, so I'll list the few things I dislike that prevent it from reaching Classic status: - Lots of useless cards. It's not that they might be situational or not. 95% of the rewards the best option you can choose is skip. Yes, deckbuilders need a tight deck, but about 75% of the cards are deadweight. I exclusively play with about 3 …
Summarised from 34 of the 275 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
63% of the 192 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Knights in Tight Spaces. The complaint that keeps coming up: too many useless or junk cards. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 288 · most liked firstGOG News for Gaming/Linux/Steam Deck. I thought a dedicated GOG News post might be a nice change-of-pace. I'm not sure how much I can find or cover here, that hasn't already been shared in any case...but I *do* love GOG, and I feel they get a little less publicity or cover than the obvious alternative of Steam...so here we go :) ---------------------------------------------------------- # GOG’s Gaming News: ---------------------------------------------------------- # *Authenticator:*…
neutral · AI labelView post →GOG News for Gaming/Linux/Steam Deck. I thought a dedicated GOG News post might be a nice change-of-pace. I'm not sure how much I can find or cover here, that hasn't already been shared in any case...but I *do* love GOG, and I feel they get a little less publicity or cover than the obvious alternative of Steam...so here we go :) ---------------------------------------------------------- # GOG’s Gaming News: ---------------------------------------------------------- # *Authenticator:*…
neutral · AI labelView post →TONIGHT AT 8PM ET! @rawfury.bsky.social sponsored us once again (for a game that was already on my wishlist, don't tell them) to check out KNIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES! It's a tactical deckbuilder with stylish fight sequences and it looks COOL and we're gonna PLAY IT! twitch.tv/secretsleepoversociety
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoyed the first game a lot so when I heard this was coming out I was excited. I was pretty bummed when this game turned out to be kind of a downgrade. The style of the first one was tight and unique, whereas while the backgrounds here are certainly nice, whatever style it once had is completely gone and all the characters are just kinda ugly. At the very least i'm not thinking "Wow these guys are cool." I can't quite describe the feeling but the first game was very satisfying when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are incredibly excited to finally announce Knights in Tight Spaces is OUT! We’d like to thank everyone who has taken the time to try the demo, leave your feedback and spread the word of our beloved (spiritual sequel) game that is Knights in Tight Spaces store.steampowered.com/app/2315400/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Achievement unlocked: Have a live action trailer for a game in 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kGi... (Knights in Tight Spaces out now! store.steampowered.com/app/2315400/...)
neutral · AI labelView post →(Completed) Some leftover steam keys. I have some keys leftover from bundles again. Comment with the name of the game you want, and I'll dm the key. - ~~Book of Hours~~ - ~~Knights in Tight Spaces (there's a free demo if you're not sure you'd like it)~~ - Occlude - ~~Nidhogg 2~~ - ~~Bright Memory: Infinite~~ - ~~Pocket Bravery~~ Optional: recommend me something interesting. Games, video channels, places to visit, whatever.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have over 100 hours in Fights in Tight Spaces, but I can't find a single moment of enjoyment in this game. Visually it's a... sidegrade? A little more detail for a little less style. The actual gameplay itself is essentially the same, but there are way more junk cards that aren't interesting or strong; adding party members (and having the game balanced around them) makes positioning far more stressful, and the equipment is largely dull and unexciting. Fights was good because it had very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Woah! Sponsored stream tomorrow!! We’re gonna play Knights in Tight Spaces, which is a tactics deck building game with d&d party units! I have dnd brainworms so you know im going to name the units after our dnd characters 😂 4pm pst!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Our own game (which landed onto Steam THIS WEEK) Is Knights in Tight Spaces, a deck-builder fighting game with a medieval twist! 🏹🔥 @kitspacesgame.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →When I first played this game, and maybe for the first 7-8 hours, I could not understand the mixed review. It felt unique, fun, and looks great too. However, as time passed and the game got more difficult, I started to see WHY is was difficult - and it isn't anything to do with the gameplay. The lack of UI and tooltips for anything in this game is absolutely brutal, sometimes it feels like you take the exact same action in the same circumstances twice, but receive 2 separate results. With no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Totally done with this ♥♥♥♥. I've played this game for hours and hours and hours and I have exactly 3 wins. 3 in 500+ hours. And it isn't a skill issue, I'll explain in a moment. The fact that we still don't have a deck draft that keeps cards that you cannot use on a character from the options is beyond stupid. How hard is that to program? Like a line or two of code to keep unplayable cards from the deck. Or at least a 'restart draft' button at the end so I don't have to click through…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✅ Roguelike card game (similar to Slay the Spire/Monster Train) but with a grid-based turn-based battle system ✅ Game has 3 main archetypes (melee, weapon & spell) that provides different playstyles ✅ Drop in and drop out anytime. Progress is saved after every move, so you can quit the game anytime and continue back at the same place ✅ Game has several difficulty options to choose from that is very useful which can allow rollovers/restarts ✅ You can recruit and use 3 characters at the same…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →💾💽💾💽 🔴LIVE🔴 💽💾💽💾 Its a DEMO DAY! We have 4 Demos Lined up today! Dusk Punk The Secret of Weepstone Knight in Tight Spaces Shutter Story A good number of guests are set to join us as well! ▶️ www.twitch.tv/pankraru ◀️ #Vtuber #Demos #DuskPunk #SecretofWeepstone #Shutterstory #KnightsInTightSpaces
neutral · AI labelView post →This game would be great if it functioned properly. Deckbuilding: Build expression is almost non-existent. A few cards imply a build such as bleed or poison. However, there aren't enough cards with that keyword to make it work in a normal game. You can't even be sure you'll be offered a card that you can play because it's for a different class so the chances of creating a deck that's functional at all is dubious. Seriously, it's barely a deckbuilder with how little control you have over your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello Bluesky 👋 Our indie game Knights in Tight Spaces comes out this Tuesday! We’d appreciate any wishlists and shares 🔥🏹
neutral · AI labelView post →Next up: Best Soundtrack! Cabernet Dispatch Knights in Tight Spaces OFF The Knightling UNBEATABLE Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've really been trying to like this game, and was actually succeeding for the most part. HOWEVER the number of bugs, quality of life sins, and gameplay oversights has kind of ruined it for me. For reference, I've played the first game a fair bit, and have spent an ungodly amount of time in deckbuilders. The first game was a very cool concept that was pretty well executed and the novelty kept me engaged a good while, but didn't quite have enough personality to reeeally dig the hooks in. Some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔸 Get to know us (in video form!) We're Ground Shatter 👋 Bristol-based developers of Bafta-nominated 👊 Fights in Tight Spaces💥 and currently working on ⚔️Knights in Tight Spaces🏹, a standalone game set in the same universe!
neutral · AI labelView post →oh hello!! we're Fights in Tight Spaces, a BAFTA nominated turn-based, deck-building, tactical fighting game 💥👊 (also a spiritual prequel to Knights in Tight Spaces!)
neutral · AI labelView post →This is not a tactics game - it is a draft-deck grind simulator. The whole run depends less on decision-making and more on whether the game feeds you broken cards. If the draft high-rolls, you steamroll. If not, you spend turns staring at a hand full of movement options and no real play. Too much deck grind, too little actual tactics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you for the wonderful host and congrats on the release this week 🙏. Knights in Tight Spaces is going to be another hit 😁. I'm currently working on a rogue like Mancala game myself 👀 #TurnBasedThursday #indiedev #gamedev bsky.app/profile/perr...
neutral · AI labelView post →Significantly weaker than Fights in Tight Spaces. Deck building games *strongly* push you to have thin decks. Having classes and multiple characters seems like a neat direction to take the concept from FiTS. But between limited hand size, deck cycle time, and the fact that the hand-to-hand/melee/bow/magic actions are limited in who can use them? The game's systems are fighting itself. It feels like my biggest enemy is trying to engage with the game's features. Unless I was allowed to create…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a week we’ve had!🔥 🥳Hosted a pre-launch party with amazing folk. 🏹We LAUNCHED a GAME!? ⚔️Thank you to everyone who has taken time to play Knights in Tight Spaces. If you haven’t yet, we’d really appreciate a review on Steam!
neutral · AI labelView post →Our indie game Knights in Tight Spaces is releasing this year?! Let's check out our physical cards while telling you a little bit about the game ⚔️🔥 🔗play our free demo now: s.team/a/2315400 @kitspacesgame.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Knights in Tight Spaces | Future Games Show Announcement Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →Heartbreaking game, I was super hyped for this but there's just too much going against it for me to enjoy. The visuals are nice but the mechanics are annoying, the best visual mechanic is the hand to hand abilities which look cool, but, you can only use them on a weaponless character and there isn't enough of them and they are not prevalent enough to actually round out a build. The environmental kills are cool, but, you have very few abilities that can utilise it, most of the time it will…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feels like FITS 0.5 - one step sideways, two backwards. Positives: - I like this color scheme more - Music is great - New enemies Negatives: - 90% of cards are the same from fits - The ui looks less polished and the text is too small on the steam deck. I really don't get is, the ui on fits was perfect for the deck, it was actually made worse Multiple bugs, like 'throat punch' just plain not working on an enemy without block, which kills your run immidiately. Very frustrating. Overall…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, I've had this experience, too. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II communicated ahead of launch that the GOG release would come only a few months later (I did get the sense this was a publisher decision). Great! I can wait a few months. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made no such mention, and despite waiting several months to see how it would shake out, I bought it in the summer, and the GOG version came out right after I finished it. The developer behind Knights in Tight Spaces, when asked…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a flop. It's my fault to be disappointed, I've enjoyed FITS so much and this promised to be a big improvement, but it's not. I'll take another FITS DLC over this any day. The music Just as good as in Fights in Tight Spaces, if not better. If nothing else, I will for sure buy the soundtrack, and if you like atmospheric electronics, I do very much recommend you do the same, The party Controlling multiple characters just means that analysis paralysis takes is even stronger. There's a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our animators went all in for Knights In Tight Spaces, training in real sword fighting to bring authentic moves to the game! Watch how they turned training into animation magic. Try our demo in the Turn-Based Carnival on Steam right now! #IndieGames #TurnBased youtu.be/n7eV1n2TiC0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Enjoyed our demo? Hankering for more swords and sorcery with a deckbuilder twist? Worry not, we've called the cavalry! Our friends over at @groundshatter.bsky.social have just the game for you: Knights in Tight Spaces, a Tactical RPG card game! Only available during #SteamNextFest 🤺 #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Got this in a bundle, otherwise I would refund. Loved the first one despite its quirks, and looked forward to how they would polish the formula, yet somehow they managed to make a game that is worse in almost every way imaginable. I cannot imagine why I would ever play this over FiTS - UI and UX seems amaturish to be frank. Same icon on enemies for "has target" and "turn order"??? no keyword highlight or info on cards, so I don't even know what I'm choosing??? No mouse-over info on anything???…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've enjoyed this game, however: Pros: - I like the different classes and unique abilities for each. - The graphics and animations look good. - I like the challenge and variety of enemies. Cons: - Game for forces you to use the same characters because of abilities unique to certain classes. Since you can have 3 characters that share the same deck, sometimes you get a bet hand and each character can't do much of anything. - The story takes a long time to go through from prologue and through…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really enjoyed the first game and was looking forward to this one as a big fantasy nerd, but it's kind of a let down. The biggest problems are clarity and camera. The game lacks any sort of tooltip for attached abilities or keywords. On top of that, there is almost no wiki for this game, even over a year after its release. Got a piece of gear that changes your support attack? Good luck figuring out what it does. As for the camera, there's an "enhanced" mode that I swear mentioned panning in a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The biggest issue with this game is the implementation of managing a team. If the developers wanted to do a tactics game, they should have went fully in that direction and if they wanted to stick to a deckbuilder they should have committed 100% to that kind of game. Instead they ended up with a mishmash of genres that simply don’t work as well as their last game, Fights in Tight Spaces.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tries to do too much and loses focus. The basics of the game are good, but so many details are confusing and inconsistent. Icons and symbols that aren't properly explained. Sometimes a rule is explicitly stated, sometimes it isn't, but it is still applied. Enemy AI seems random. tried to like it but feels like a bit of a mess
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →COMPLETE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥! I can't believe this game came AFTER Fights in tight spaces. I have more than 300 hours on that game but this one makes me want to watch paint dry instead of playing one more minute. Everything good about Fights in tight spaces. The simplicity, the fast pace. All was thrown into the trash. The areas are pointlessly bigger (what happened to the TIGHT spaces?) and enemies tend to be ranged, annoying you from a distance and constantly getting away from you, forcing you to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was/am a big fan of Fights in Tight Spaces, but I find this game more frustrating than fun. The additional objectives that earn you gold and other rewards have an even greater emphasis on Pushing, Shoving and Grappling enemies than in the first game, but most of those cards are extremely restricted in who can use them. Additionally, enemies are actively running away from you AND from the out-of-bounds borders. Most of the time, the fight itself and the enemies are not a challenge at all, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How people describe our game: - like playing Dungeons & Dragons with Jason Statham. - tactical experience with a medieval fantasy twist - The spaces are tight and knights are in them - Discombobulate game: Knights in Tight Spaces
neutral · AI labelView post →Knights in Tight Spaces is a wonderful fantasy roguelike deckbuilder that has a unique aesthetic, great variety, and runs quite well on the #SteamDeck. A copy was provided by Raw Fury for review. Written: steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8j5...
positive · AI labelView post →The wages only appear if the thing they produce creates profits for the corporation. If they continually produce something that doesn't sell, they won't have a job anymore. And I'll raise you another part of this equation. If you pirated Assassin's Creed: Shadows because you hate Ubisoft or whatever, that game will take somewhere between 35 and 65 hours for most people to finish, according to How Long to Beat. That's 35 to 65 hours that you weren't spending in some other game, perhaps a…
neutral · AI labelView post →2025 was a real mixed bag of a year for me but definitely net positive. Bunch of music completed (Amberspire and Timelake); some of it released (Knights in Tight Spaces and Siegecaster) which is always something I'm happy about. New big game dev project coming in 2026 - more soon.
positive · AI labelView post →[GreenManGaming] One Special Day Bundle ($12 / £11 / 12€). Get 8 Games for $12 / £11 / 12€ - Battle Shapers - Border Pioneer - Citizen Sleeper - Knights in Tight Spaces - Model Builder: Complete Edition - Moonscars - Old World - RoboCop: Rogue City
neutral · AI labelView post →A very strong next iteration on Tight Spaces concept. The idea of recruiting characters as you go along feels like a natural next step and implemented great. However, starting each run with one character, a handful of cards, and tons of enemies feels really daunting after a dozen rounds. Not to mention, working up the same set of rooms, same bosses, choosing same rewards just to have an rng pick of a character you have in mind, which you most likely won't get, doesn't help. With great party,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Out now! The latest episode of One Life Left with added @jamesgroundshatter.bsky.social talking about Ground Shatter's latest game, Knights in Tight Spaces. Grab it while it's hot! www.onelifeleft.com #GameDev
neutral · AI labelView post →It's early days, but I'm having a great time! The music hits! The fighting makes you think and will punish you for mistakes, and that's why it is so satisfying when you fight that good figth -- nothing like a good combo or kicking an enemy off a tower. If you like games like Slay the Spire, give the demo a try and see if this card battle game is for you too! KITS is it's own game for sure and I'm still figuring it out. For now, I love the medieval/fantasy vibe, I think the graphics/animations…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →43/42. Fights in Tight Spaces / Knights in Tight Spaces (2021, 2025, PC). Strictly speaking, they're about the same game, but filtered through separate genres (action movies vs. D&D TTRPG's): deckbuilders premised around choreographing your own action scenes.
positive · AI labelView post →Today's indie game is Knights in Tight Spaces! This is a roguelike deckbuilder tactics game! Gather multiple party members & build a deck to allow your team to move, dodge, & strike their way through stylish battles. Released today! Dev: @groundshatter.bsky.social Link below!
neutral · AI labelView post →Some stand out game demos from this month’s #SteamNextFest: 🌻 Luma Island: Cozy adventure game 🚗 Keep Driving: Pixel art road trip RPG ⚔️ Knights in Tight Spaces: Strategic deck builder with tons of style
neutral · AI labelView post →Loved FiTS, bounced off this immediately. The entire party sharing one deck and the same resources means you either build a party of mostly the same characters or you just get a lot of those moments where you either draw all lands or no lands in MTG. The soundtrack and visuals also lack the sauce FiTS had
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have a difficult time recommending this game. It's a good game! There's fun to be had! People go out windows! It has significant flaws though. First and foremost, the addition of NPC companions really muddles the deliciously tight design of Fights In Tight Spaces. All allies work from your single hand of cards, so you will seldom be able to really make use of two or more characters. More often, you'll have one primary and then the rest are just there for the Assist Bonk, which works fine…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fights in Tight Spaces- While the second game, Knights in Tight Spaces, expanded on the foundation laid out here this is still incredibly worth playing, especially if you want a more focused deck builder without party management. The thrill of clearing a room in as few moves as possible is divine.
positive · AI labelView post →25 seconds of our game, Knights in Tight Spaces ⚔️
neutral · AI labelView post →Soft recommendation. Buy on sale and with low expectations. C+ Given how terrific the core "Tight Spaces" mechanics are, this is a game I DESPERATELY wanted to love - a game that should work, or work better than it does. Unfortunately, for all the energy spent evolving "FITS" into a stylish fantasy-themed party adventure, the gameplay here simply doesn't feel thought-out. On a granular, small scale, it's a lot of fun: any given skirmish between your character and a room full of bad guys can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had to think about this one, in all honestly I'm on the fence. But in the end, it just felt like a Fights in Tight Spaces...but not as good. I didn't finish it, 14 hours and I lost interest. I think some folks might like it more than I, I do like the multiple characters. Some of the bosses are fun. But it just doesn't have the same pizzazz that FiTS had.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Knights in Tight Spaces is apart of a great games bundle to raise money for Special Effect! 8 Epic Games. 1 Special Day. Play for Inclusion. 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →Knights in Tight Spaces is a roguelite deckbuilder which has a medieval fantasy theme. The player controls a party of adventurers who must protect the kingdom from knights, bandits, mages, ghosts, skeletons, and demons. Gameplay will be familiar to players of the previous game, Fights in Tight Spaces. Combat is turn based, and takes place in small maps such as taverns, bridges, and castles, which have been divided up into a square grid. Each turn, the player will randomly draw a few cards,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam deck: The game plays great on the steam deck, for those users that are wanting to pick this up. As for the game, I did not enjoy it as much. I like the premise of the medival setting, but the gameplay itself was lacking for me. It felt like a step back from their previous game (fights in tight spaces). My only gripe is how useless the class cards are because they are all combined into one deck. I would have liked it better if each class had separate decks instead of one diluted deck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blue Prince - Post Trauma, Knights in Tight Spaces and 10 Years of Raw Fury! @rawfury.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/blue-p... #videogamepublishing #indiegames #rawfury
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