Catizen

Catizen is a Play‑to‑Earn (P2E) mini‑app on Telegram that lets users breed, merge, and collect virtual cats while earning in‑game tokens.

Gameplay#

The game board consists of 12 cells for cats. Cats arrive in carriers, drop from the sky, or can be purchased in the store for $vKITTY. Each subsequent purchase of a cat at the same level costs more. Merging two cats of equal level upgrades the cat, changes its appearance, and increases passive $vKITTY earnings.

Bonus characters appear randomly; tapping them grants extra cats or mining acceleration. Spending 50 $FISH enhances these bonuses.

A fishing mini‑game costs 84 $FISH. Players stop a sliding bar at a target level to win between 84 and 420 $FISH or a $vKITTY mining boost.

An auto‑mode can be bought for 3,700 $FISH, automatically collecting power‑ups and merging cats.

Project tokens#

Catizen’s token model includes three tokens:

$vKITTY

The primary currency, mined through cat interactions and fishing. It is used to purchase new cats.

$FISH

A utility token for upgrades, high‑level cats, fishing, and auto‑mode purchases. It can be earned via donations, invites, daily check‑ins, and social media tasks.

$vCATI

An airdrop token earned by mining: sending a level‑110 cat or freezing 1,000 $FISH. The first mining phase (April 26 – May 10 2024) generated 8.4 billion $vCATI. The token is slated for exchange listings in Q2 2024 and conversion to USDT.

Token distribution allocates 35 % of total supply to ecosystem development and airdrops.

Integration in the TON ecosystem#

After joining the TON network, Catizen received technical and marketing support from the TON Foundation. Approximately 10 % of bot users adopted the Telegram Wallet, and over 50 % began using other TON Web‑3 applications.

Catizen was showcased at TOKEN2049 and the Web‑3 Festival in Hong Kong (2024) as a successful TON GameFi case.

The project competes in The Open League’s “Battle of Apps” tournament, winning first place in Season 2 (May 1‑15 2024) and retaining the lead in Season 3 (May 15‑29 2024), earning a $160,000 prize.

Partnerships#

Catizen collaborates with several TON projects:

Notcoin – in‑game purchases using $NOT (e.g., a pack of 9,000 $FISH and 516 cats for ~1,990 $NOT).
Fanton – joint tournament with a 60,000 $FISH prize pool.
TON Poker and Play Deck – joint event with a 1,000 $ prize pool and free Wheel of Fortune tickets.

Development roadmap#

The team plans to introduce staking, NFT cat minting, token exchange, and AI‑driven AR cats. Up to 20 mini‑games are slated for 2024, expanding Catizen into a mini‑game platform.

Q1 2024 – Launch Game Center in Telegram; implement P2E airdrop model.
Q2 2024 – List tokens on major exchanges; conduct early‑adopter airdrop.
Q3 2024 – Deploy staking for tokens and NFTs; enable revenue sharing for new games.
Q4 2024 – Release AI‑powered and AR cats.
Q1 2025 – Grow Game Center user base; refine platform based on feedback.
Q2 2025 – Enhance AI and AR features; broaden AI cat applications.
Q3 2025 – Begin development of a cat metaverse with location‑based services.