A hooded figure seen from behind facing a packed arena crowd, the Capitol dome lit up in the distance and protest signs reading Keep Your Promises, Less Name Calling, Real Issues and Make Life Affordable
Joe Public / “The Taxpayer”

In development · 2026 season

Enough
with the
name calling. Capitol Contenders, a satirical arcade boxing game by Kyoken Labs

Broken promises. Rising costs. Same old noise.

Joe Public has work, bills, and a TV that never stops shouting. So he picked up the gloves.

Coming soon · iOSApp Store
Coming soon · AndroidGoogle Play

Console editions planned.

First-person boxingYou’re inside the ring.
16 contendersOne ordinary guy.
Political satireEverybody gets a turn.
Climb the circuitEarn your title shot.
Joe Public slumped on his couch at night, head in one hand, a cable news panel on the television behind him captioned Enough Already
Meet Joe Public. Regular guy. Full ENOUGH! meter.

The guy behind the gloves

Everybody talks a big game in Washington. Joe came to play one.

He isn’t a pundit, donor, or insider. Just a regular person with a job, a family, and bills that keep getting bigger.

Another insult. Another promise that disappears after the cameras leave. Another night on the couch wondering when anyone will talk about what actually matters.

He didn’t come to save Washington. He came because he’d had enough.

Read Joe’s story

Inside the ring

Read the tell.
Make the counter count.

Your gloves in the foreground. Your opponent straight ahead. Arcade boxing built around timing, patterns, and the moment a clean counter lands.

First-person view from inside the ring: red gloves in the foreground, The Don in star-spangled trunks squaring up under the Capitol Contenders arena banner
Joe Public vs. The Don. First-person combat, from inside the ropes.
Big John, a bearded heavyweight in a blue robe with Pennsylvania trunks, guarding up in the ring with his health and ENOUGH meters above him
Big John. Heavyweight. Keystone Crush.
PunchFind the opening.
DodgeRead the tell.
BlockTime it right.

Development artwork. Final gameplay and interface may evolve.

Patterns over panic.

Watch the opponent, spot the opening, then strike. Every contender brings a different rhythm to the ring.

Spend your stamina wisely.

Punches, blocks, and dodges have a cost. Pick your moment, recover, and keep something in reserve.

Earn the big moment.

Clean dodges, perfect blocks, and counterpunches build the ENOUGH! meter. Fill it, then make your point.

The 2026 roster

Big personalities.
Same set of rules.

Power fighters. Counterpunchers. Relentless pressure. Six faces from a launch lineup of 16 larger-than-life contenders.

The Don, a Capitol Contenders fighter portrait
The DonThe Comeback
Big John, a Capitol Contenders fighter portrait
Big JohnKeystone Crush
Golden Gavin, a Capitol Contenders fighter portrait
Golden GavinGolden State Footwork
The Veep, a Capitol Contenders fighter portrait
The VeepTie Breaker
Jersey Cory, a Capitol Contenders fighter portrait
Jersey CoryGarden State Rush
Bernie, a Capitol Contenders fighter portrait
BernieGrassroots Rush

Fictionalized contenders. Broad satire. Everybody gets a turn.

More at capitolcontenders.com

The signature mechanic

Everybody has an
ENOUGH! point.

For Joe, it’s the insults, the excuses, and the cost of everyday life. In the ring, smart defense and clean counters fill the meter. When it’s full, frustration becomes power.

Joe’s patienceEnough!
Name callingBroken promisesRising costsSame old noise

Built through skill. Unleashed when you’ve had enough.

The circuit

From nobody
to title contender.

Joe starts with gloves and grit. Fight your way up the ranks, learn the opponents, and earn a place on the biggest stage.

01

Unranked

An ordinary guy. An unfamiliar ring. Find your rhythm.

02

Contender

Learn the patterns. Land the counters. Build your reputation.

03

Title shot

The biggest stage in the circuit. Make the opportunity count.

04

Capitol Champion

Go the distance. Earn the belt.

At a glance

The facts.

Developer
Kyoken Labs, Inc.
Mobile platforms
iOS · Android
Genre
Arcade boxing · Satire
Release status
In development
Launch lineup
16 contenders + Joe Public

Capitol Contenders

Same country.
Real problems.
One ring.

Meet Joe. Meet the contenders. Follow the game.

Coming to iOS and Android. Console editions planned.

Game developed by Kyoken Labs

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