Captain Gold is a hypercasual, click-tap skill game based on the mining industry. The player assists a character known only as Captain with breaking up minerals in a mine deep underground to collect valuable gold, gemstones and other elements.
The player breaks up minerals floating above Captain and his mining cart with a pickaxe that they toss into the air with a click or tap on the game screen. They only receive three chances to break all the minerals with this tool. If they do well, they move on to the next group of minerals to refill the cart. If they fail, they must restart the game.
Captain Gold requires the player to possess excellent eyesight, hand-eye coordination and hand mobility. The minerals rotate and swing rapidly in various directions and often change patterns. Each toss of a pickaxe must result in a precision hit. That said, if the player must restart the game, they can continue without a penalty if they watch an advertisement.
Additionally, the game supplies several helpful extras to improve the player's chances. After the player earns a specific number of points, they receive an extra pickaxe. After they earn additional points, they receive a special booster-style pickaxe that destroys all the floating minerals with a single blow.
