diff --git a/game/app.odin b/game/app.odin
index a13e09d..04da9d3 100644
--- a/game/app.odin
+++ b/game/app.odin
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ run :: proc() {
 		rl.ClearBackground(rl.Color{34, 139, 34, 255})
 
 		render_world(&world)
+		render_overlay(&world)
 		rl.EndDrawing()
 	}
 
diff --git a/game/constants.odin b/game/constants.odin
index 176fd21..d5c9e13 100644
--- a/game/constants.odin
+++ b/game/constants.odin
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package game
 
+import rl "vendor:raylib"
+
 MAP_W :: 30 // map width in tiles
 MAP_H :: 20 // map height in tiles
 TILE_SIZE :: 32 // size of tiles in pixels
@@ -17,3 +19,9 @@ MAX_PROJECTILES :: 64
 PROJECTILE_SPEED :: 280 // pixels per second
 PROJECTILE_HIT_RADIUS :: 10
 
+OVERLAY_BAR_H :: 28
+OVERLAY_PADDING :: 6
+
+OVERLAY_BAR_COLOR :: rl.Color{20, 24, 20, 200}
+OVERLAY_GOLD_COLOR :: rl.Color{255, 215, 80, 255}
+
diff --git a/game/hud.odin b/game/hud.odin
index 5c4b6a3..eee771d 100644
--- a/game/hud.odin
+++ b/game/hud.odin
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "core:fmt"
 import rl "vendor:raylib"
 
 render_hud :: proc(world: ^World) {
-	rl.DrawText(fmt.ctprintf("Gold: %d", world.gold), 10, 10, 22, rl.BLACK) // Gold HUD
 	rl.DrawText(fmt.ctprintf("Base HP: %d", world.base_health), 10, 32, 22, rl.BLACK) // HP HUD
 	rl.DrawText(fmt.ctprintf("Enemies: %d", active_enemy_count(world)), 10, 54, 22, rl.BLACK)
 	rl.DrawText(fmt.ctprintf("Wave: %d / %d", world.wave, MAX_WAVES), 10, 76, 22, rl.BLACK)
diff --git a/game/overlay.odin b/game/overlay.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..001addd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/overlay.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package game
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import rl "vendor:raylib"
+
+render_overlay :: proc(world: ^World) {
+	rl.DrawRectangle(0, 0, SCREEN_W, OVERLAY_BAR_H, OVERLAY_BAR_COLOR)
+
+	gold := fmt.ctprintf("Gold: %d", world.gold)
+	rl.DrawText(gold, OVERLAY_PADDING, OVERLAY_PADDING, 18, OVERLAY_GOLD_COLOR)
+}
+