Timber & Gold
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Timber & Gold is a top-down survival hybrid that throws you into a voxel world overrun by zombies, skeletons, and towering bosses. Think Minecraft meets Vampire Survivors, but you're swinging an axe between arrow barrages. Your mission? Chop trees to boost your archery skills, spend gold coins to chop faster, and become the ultimate lumberjack-warrior hybrid. It's a satisfying loop of gather-upgrade-fight that hooks you in the first 60 seconds.
Key Features
- Dual-Action Combat: Switch between chopping wood and firing arrows to clear hordes of monsters.
- Blocky Voxel Style: Clean, low-poly aesthetic with zero clutter—your eyes stay glued to the action, not distracting textures.
- Gold Coin Economy: Floating currency drops over defeated enemies fund your speed upgrades and stat boosts.
- Boss Gauntlet & Portal Repair: Defeat all bosses to fix the portal and escape this nightmare realm alive.
How to Play Timber & Gold
Easy to grasp, brutal to master. You'll spend the first minute chopping trees, then suddenly you're juggling zombie rushes while micromanaging cooldowns.
Controls
Responsive on both platforms—no lag between clicks and swings.
- Desktop: WASD to move. Mouse click to chop trees, shoot arrows, or select upgrade actions at your base.
- Mobile: Touch-screen joystick for movement. Tap icons directly to attack or interact with structures like the anvil or campfire.
Building Your Base
Start by gathering wood near your campfire hub. Each log you chop grants +5 wood (shown as a floating green number). You'll see an action radius circle around trees—step inside and click to start chopping. Once you've banked 50+ logs, head to the anvil structure to unlock faster swing speed. The practice target nearby lets you test your archery DPS before charging into combat.
Fighting the Horde
Enemies spawn with visible health bars and coin icons hovering above them. Skeletons take 2-3 arrows at base stats; zombies soak more damage but drop 10+ gold coins. Your character's HP bar (starts at 140/140) sits at the top—when it dips below 50, retreat to the campfire to regenerate. Pro tip: Chop wood between waves to keep your archer stats climbing. The game literally rewards you for alternating tasks.
Boss Fights & Portal Escape
Every few zones, a boss golem appears with a chunky health pool and area-of-effect attacks. You'll need 200+ gold in upgrades to survive the first one. Defeat all bosses to unlock portal repair materials—think of it as the final boss gauntlet. The challenge scales hard, so spend every coin wisely on speed boosts or damage multipliers.
Who is Timber & Gold for?
Perfect for players who love quick 3-5 minute sessions but crave that "one more run" addiction. If you vibe with Forager or My Little Universe, this scratches the same itch. Teens and PC gamers looking for a no-download desktop browser game will find it instantly accessible.
The Gameplay Vibe
It's chaos with a rhythm. You're constantly swapping between the meditative loop of chopping (satisfying *thunk* sound effects) and the frantic kiting of enemy mobs. The voxel art keeps your framerate smooth—expect locked 60 FPS even during 20-zombie pileups. The minimalist visuals aren't a compromise; they're a performance hack. No stuttering. No bloat. Just pure flow state.
Technical Check: Saves & Performance
1. Saves: Progress auto-saves to your browser cache, so you can close the tab mid-run and pick up where you left off.
2. Performance: Built on a lightweight HTML5 engine—loads in under 5 seconds and runs butter-smooth on older desktops.
Quick Verdict
If you want a game that respects your time but still delivers that dopamine spike of incremental upgrades, Timber & Gold nails it.
- The Hook: Dual-skill progression (woodcutting feeds archery) feels genius once it clicks.
- The Visuals: Pixel-perfect voxel charm with zero performance tax—every frame counts.
- Pro Tip: Ignore the first three enemies. Chop 100 wood, buy the speed upgrade, then fight. You'll clear zones 3x faster.
Release Date & Developer
Timber & Gold was developed by Volan Interactive. Released in February 2026.
