Fights in Tight Spaces | VGC Score 80

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Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

Component	Positive	Quality (0-100)	Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (OpenCritic)	–	81	24
All-time Steam reviews	90%	84	1000
Metacritic user ratings	–	–	0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)	84%	78	1445
Calibration prior (typical game)	–	72	50

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Sep 28, 2023) · 300 reviews sampled · 1445 total reviews in window · weighted 207.8 up / 36.3 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (28)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

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3DNews
trust 78Dec 25, 2021
“Exciting, spectacular and fun, Fights in Tight Spaces is a fine candidate for a couple of evenings.”
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80
Nintendo Life
trust 76May 24, 2023
“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'll constantly be weighing up the right strategy while the unique difficult levels mean that completing your first run is only the start of the fun. Though it isn't quite optimised for the Switch, it still looks and plays very well. Recommended.”
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82
Nindie Spotlight
trust 70May 31, 2023
“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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80
Last Word on Gaming
trust 69Dec 9, 2021
“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 of details, highlighting certain bright colors in a washed-out white background. The different audio tracks are also commendable due to them hitting the exact tone to denote intense action, yet not too noisy to distract you from your planning. With creative cards, threatening enemies, and aesthetics that drips style, Fights in Tight Spaces is a worthy addition to any veteran deck builder's library. It is also a great game to introduce new players to deck-builders and roguelites, as well as other gamers who were initially turned off by the genre.”
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85
Zoomg
trust 69Dec 28, 2021
“If you are a fan of action/tactical games, be sure to check Fights in Tight Places out.”
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80
KonsoliFIN
trust 67Dec 16, 2025
“The intense card game creates a solid experience of fighting and Gun Fu.”
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90
FingerGuns
trust 66May 16, 2023
“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 jump in and release your inner roundhouse kicks. A game of the year contender in 2021 that stands right up there in 2023.”
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75
Eurogamer
trust 66Dec 2, 2021
“It's a great concept, and it's perfectly enjoyable, but it lacks the excitement and flourishes it needs to really come alive.”
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75
SECTOR.sk
trust 66Jan 28, 2022
“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
GameSpot
trust 66Mar 19, 2021
“Fights in Tight Spaces combines deck-building with clever tactics in a roguelike format that is as satisfying as it is punishing.”
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85
Bazimag
trust 65Dec 16, 2021
“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 with a different approach.”
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TheSixthAxis
trust 65Dec 2, 2021
“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 is worth your attention.”
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…and 16 more tracked reviews.

Patch history

Build Notes (1.2.11831)
Nov 14, 2025
Hotfix (v1.2.11822)
Oct 29, 2025
Hotfix (v1.2.11796)
Oct 20, 2025
Build Notes (1.2.11621)
Oct 3, 2025
Build Notes (1.2.11599)
Oct 2, 2025
Hotfix #2 (1.2.11564)
Sep 27, 2025
Hotfix (1.2.11562)
Sep 26, 2025
Minor Patch (1.2.9514)
Dec 4, 2024
1.2.9512 Minor Update
Nov 27, 2024
Version 1.2.9501 (Minor Update)
Apr 11, 2024
Weapon of Choice DLC + 1.2 Update
Sep 28, 2023significant · resets scoring window
v1.1 Hotfix
Jan 21, 2022
v1.1 Minor Update
Dec 14, 2021
Fights in Tight Spaces v1.0 Available Now
Dec 2, 2021significant · resets scoring window
Early Access v0.23 Update
Oct 21, 2021significant · resets scoring window
Early Access v0.22
Oct 1, 2021
Early Access v0.21 Update
Aug 27, 2021significant · resets scoring window
v0.20 Hotfix
Aug 7, 2021
Early Access v0.20 Update
Aug 5, 2021significant · resets scoring window
V0.19 Hotfix
Jun 23, 2021
Early Access v0.19 Update
Jun 10, 2021significant · resets scoring window
v0.18 hotfix 2
May 10, 2021
0.18 Hotfix
May 7, 2021
Early Access v0.18 update
May 6, 2021significant · resets scoring window
v0.17 hotfix
Apr 14, 2021
Early Access V17 Update
Apr 8, 2021significant · resets scoring window
Early Access v0.16 Update - Bug Fixes
Mar 18, 2021significant · resets scoring window
Fights in Tight Spaces Update Roadmap
Mar 5, 2021significant · resets scoring window