Some people are not in digital cats.

Once the only major ethereum application (or dapp) to see a large number of users exchanging "crypto collectables", CryptoKitties sees a new competition from projects seeking to issue their own code exchangeable on the blockchain. Zombies, countries – even crypto celebrities – are now creating new markets for tradable goods.

Indeed, earlier this week it was documented that more than 10 million dollars of ether were circulating in ethereal games, according to data collected by DappRadar.

"If 2017 was the year of ICOs on Ethereum, 2018 is the year of crypto games on Ethereum," said Iuri Matias, developer of Embark's ethereum dapps framework, on Twitter .

Maybe this should not be a surprise, since the items traded have produced incredible price tags. For example, the most expensive cats on CryptoKitties are currently worth 100,000 ETH per cat, or $ 93.4 million at the current price.

Simon Powell, developer of CryptoCountries, one of the games that attracted the most attention, told CoinDesk:

"We are in the middle of the craze for crypto games."

And even though CryptoKitties is still, by far, the most popular game in terms of the number of deals, it has fallen sharply since its peak in December. In February, some alternatives attract higher volumes.

Here are the most lucrative games that scare the CryptoKitties.

1. CryptoCountries

The clever interface and the potential to make money from CryptoCountries place it at the top of the ranking of the most profitable ethereal games today.

Presented as offering a "global domination on the blockchain", the game allows users to buy countries on a digital map, which equates to a twist on the classic risk board game. If another user places a higher bid, the country then passes under his control and the user who has been outbid receives the profit made on the highest bid.

In the last week alone, 35,768.51 ether passed through the CryptoCountries system, compared to 1,551.16 on CryptoKitties.

Currently, the most expensive country is Japan, which costs $ 709, or $ 658,508 according to current parameters.

When asked what was the interest in CryptoCountries, Powell said: "It's the same thing that caused the craze for the Internet, it's new, it's all about it. is fresh, it's now. "

"We are witnessing a new type of game concept made possible by the ether blockchain," he said.

2. Crypto-All Stars

While he is currently in second position in terms of volume, Crypto-All Stars should be a big hit, having already amassed tweets from some big names in the industry.

"Now I'm a bubble," Naval Ravikant, founder of AngelList, tweeted when he saw that his digital All-Star card was trading for 28 ETHs, or $ 26,152 on Friday.

And the creator of Litecoin, Charlie Lee, sang the praises of the game on Twitter saying, "Pass on CryptoKitties, we now have Crypto-All Stars to obstruct the ethereum network!"

Lee, whose card is worth $ 25 705 according to CoinMarketCap, might not be wrong. Following the announcement of the company, the game attracted 1,866.01 ether overnight, which is notable since the platform is still in beta.

Crypto-All Stars works the same way as CryptoCountries: Bidders can buy the digital collection from the current owner in the context of an ongoing auction. However, if a user can check himself as one of Crypto-All's stars, that user can receive royalties up to 50 percent on any fees earned from trading their image.

Lee, for his part, said that he would give 4% of all these profits to the Litecoin Foundation.

CryptoCelebrities

"The year is 2020, and the Crypto-All Stars have gone to war with the CryptoCelebrities," tweeted CryptoPunks' tale, mocking a quarrel that will probably seem ridiculous to strangers.

Just like Crypto-All Stars, CryptoCelebrities allows you to trade the most popular names, but unlike the old dapp, it's not limited to celebrities from the crypto industry . Leonardo DiCaprio, Vladimir Putin … if you can name them, CryptoCelebrities puts them on the blockchain.

But although the pool of choice is wider for CryptoCelebrities users, the prices of its assets are not yet as high. Until now, the map of the creator of the ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, is tied in three respects with US President Donald Trump and the founder of Telsa and SpaceX, Elon Musk, at 142,047 dollars.

Second on the list is the creator of bitcoin pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto at $ 116,030.

Note, however, that CryptoCelebrities has decided to increase the value of its contracts, so that, with each new purchase, the value of the contract increases gradually.

EtherBots

Probably the closest game to CryptoKitties, EtherBots recently sold its pre-sale chips three days earlier, surpassing CryptoKitties in trading volume at that time.

The game allows users to buy "crates" to build cute and customizable robots that can then be bought and sold on the market. On top of that, EtherBots adds a competitive element, allowing users to fight other users' bots in duels and tournaments – a feature that many think will make the game even more popular than others before it.

The pre-sale, which grossed more than a million dollars according to a press release, allowed players to have access to cheaper materials and certain features, including exclusive access robotic parts inspired by Lamborghini.

In the announcement, the company also said that the chips will be redeemable on the exchange of OPSKINS game assets from here next month. That the game itself should be launched Wednesday, February 21 at 22h (PST).

"We see each other on the moon," says the site.

Sad Kitty via CryptoKitties

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