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what is The Gold Factory?

An idle game set in a gold factory inspired by text-based classics like Candy Box and A Dark Room.

The Gold Factory is a minimalist idle game where players work in a gold factory environment. It draws inspiration from text-based incremental games such as Candy Box and A Dark Room.

It sits in the Idle / Numbers / Automation / RPG / Minimalist corner of the genre. Like most idle games it runs on a simple loop — earn, reinvest, automate — but the depth is in how long that loop keeps unfolding. Expect to check in, make a few decisions, and watch the numbers climb whether you're at the keyboard or not.

New to incrementals? Read our beginner's guide first, or just hit play — these games are built to teach themselves.