It’s the other way around, alchemist (wanted to) turn things into gold

Play Noita, and you can be a proper alchemist too!

NB: mastering alchemy may require learning Finnish. Material to energy is likely to result in rapid localised expansion, leading to equally rapid unplanned disassembly of the alchemist. u/voracitude, Nolla Games, and the Tourism Council of Finland disclaim all responsibility for bodily harm including but not limited to sawblades to the face.

Truthfully, what is above is like what is below and what is below is like what is above, and just as a thing is born from another by the will of One, so a think can be drawn from another through transformation.

I’ve only briefly dabbled with the game, but I kinda like your idea 👍