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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99Subscribe now PC Gaming Show Tokyo Essential Hardware Battlefield 6 Don't miss these If you've been putting off Rogue Trader until patches and DLC make it better, now's finally the time to jump in Mercenary RPG Wartales' latest DLC adds one of its most hotly-requested features, fief management Monster Train 2 update details and Q&A: developers share info on 4 new cards The prison breakout RPG where you can be a fox or a panther has left early access 2024's true GOTY was a Diablo-flavoured Vampire Survivors-like, and it just announced a big free update and an enormo-DLC I cannot believe one of the best indie games of all time just got new DLC 17 years later The new Rimworld expansion adds therapy pandas, tameable insect hive queens, nanotech-enhanced alligators, prehistoric beasts, giant toads, flamingos, and something called a 'bog hound' Tiny Metal 2 is the third game in the turn-based strategy series, and it just so happens to be taking after my favorite Advance Wars Relic's taken a break from real-time strategy to make a turn-based hybrid of Advance Wars and cult classic Impossible Creatures—but it feels totally removed from the studio's legendary legacy Shadows of Doubt's hilarious new modifiers let you play as a wall-crawling rat detective and evade a killer snail Deep Rock Galactic board game Kickstarter pulls in nearly $1 million in 1 day for a trio of new expansions Third Person Shooter Helldivers 2's new hive world update is absolutely kicking my ass, and it's just what the game needed The creator of X-COM isn't worried about old fans not vibing with his new game: 'It's successful for people who have maybe not played any strategy at all' It's time to sort your life out and marathon the finest WW2 real-time tactics games of the early '00s—and for a mere $10, too The most exciting new turn-based strategy game of 2025 throws together Jagged Alliance and Warhammer 40,000 in a dark sci-fi sandbox Fights in Tight Spaces 4 years after launch, card-based brawler Fights in Tight Spaces gets an expansion that adds a canine companion and an 'all new assistant system' 27 September 2025 Bites in Tight Spaces. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Ground Shatter) It's been four years since Fights in Tight Spaces grabbed turn-based tactics by the collar and beat it about the head with a stack of collectible cards, so the fact that it's getting an expansion this far out was a surprise in and of itself. That this DLC primarily adds a dog to help you batter baddies in cramped conditions is, if anything, a pleasant bonus. For the uninitiated, Fights in Tight Spaces takes the tactical layer of games like X-COM and replaces the aliens with a heavy dose of John Wick. Playing as suave silhouette Agent 11, each level places you in an isometric, turn-based action scenario filled with monochromatic goons, then deals you a handful of martial-arts themed playing cards. You need to play the cards to take out your opponents in the most efficient way possible. It's a straightforward premise, but one sleekly presented and with more depth than you might expect. The DLC, named K9 Division, adds a helpful hound into the game's card-based brawls. According to developer Ground Shatter, this involves more than just an extra character to play with. While Agent K can fight on their own terms using an array of dog specific moves such as biting enemies, intimidating them by barking, or distracting them to give Agent 11 more breathing room, the DLC also layers in an "all-new assistant system" that allows both agents to team-up for flashy combinations. Related Articles If you've been putting off Rogue Trader until patches and DLC make it better, now's finally the time to jump in Mercenary RPG Wartales' latest DLC adds one of its most hotly-requested features, fief management Monster Train 2 update details and Q&A: developers share info on 4 new cards Fights in Tight Spaces: K9 Division Trailer - YouTube You can experiment with this system via not one but two canine starter decks, each offering a slightly different hound-assisted fighting style through a total of 50 new cards. The DLC also brings a "remixed story mode" letting you experience the game afresh with Agent K's assistance, as well as new enemies for you to batter/bite. Oh, and in case you're wondering, yes, there is a card for petting the dog. If you're wondering why Fights in Tight Spaces is getting this DLC four years after launch, it seems K9 Division ports over some of the companion systems seen in Ground Shatter's sequel Knights in Tight Spaces, which released earlier this year. While a decent follow-up, Knights doesn't appear to have gone down as well as Fights did. Knights' 'Mostly Positive' Steam reviews claim that it's a richer experience all-told, but one that takes a while to show its strengths, lacking the more immediate appeal of its predecessor. In any case, Fights in Tight Spaces: K9 Division is available now, with an RRP of $10 (£8.50) Ground Shatter is currently running a 10% launch discount, bringing that price down to $9 (£7.65) until October 2. 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