Tap Simulator: Reborn Shiny Star Locations — All 15, Checked Route

Tap Simulator: Reborn has 15 Shiny Stars to collect: three in the lobby and two in every zone beyond it. The game tracks the hunt for you — each star you grab triggers a "Shiny star found" notification with a running total, reading "one out of 15" and "two out of 15" in separate players' sessions. That counter is your confirmation at every stop below, which lists a landmark for all 15 in the order one completion run visited them.

What you're looking for

Shiny Stars are deliberately easy to walk past. One player who rounded them up describes them as low opacity and "see-through" on his screen, and notes one of the lobby stars is one "a lot of people miss." So don't scan for a solid golden object — sweep each area for a faint star outline, including up on top of structures.

The placement rule makes checking your progress simple: three stars in the lobby, then exactly two per zone. If you leave a zone and your counter only ticked up once there, one is still hiding in it.

What to unlock before the later stars

The route follows the map's progression, so you can't finish it in one visit on a fresh save. Zones unlock in sequence with coin payments: one playthrough paid 10 million coins for Sky Island and another spent 13 million on Autumn Island, with a later island gated at roughly 500 billion in a third session. These come from different sessions and may have changed — treat them as indicative gates, not fixed prices. The teleport menu lists the full order: starting area, Sky Island, Autumn, Mushroom, Desert, then two further zones, the last of which one player reached only after a very long rebirth grind. If you're still working through the gates, our island unlocking guide and coins guide cover the grind, and current codes can speed it up.

Also grab a double jump or two from the double jump machine before star 3 — one player skipped them and regretted it on elevated ledges.

All 15 Shiny Star locations, in order

1. Back of the lobby — the first star sits at the rear of the starting area.
2. Next to the spiky egg, also in the lobby.
3. An elevated lobby spot — the locations walkthrough places this star on top of the rocket ship, while another player's tour puts the last lobby star right behind the secrets hatched leaderboard. Both creators hedge ("pretty sure" / "I believe"), so check both spots and let the counter decide.
4. Sky Island — next to the two eggs (the counter read "four out of 15" here). The second player describes Sky Island's pair as one on the island's edge and one just inside the entry portal — useful if you arrive and can't spot the second.
5. Next to the star store.
6. Autumn Island — next to the statue.
7. Behind the tree with the pumpkin and the mushroom at it.
8. Mushroom Island — next to the jump location ("eight out of 15").
9. Behind the collection.
10. Next to the gold crafting machine.
11. On the pyramid — at the end of one of its sides.
12. Next to the rainbow machine, beside the shard.
13. Behind a tree next to the enchanting station ("13 out of 15").
14. Crystal Cove — behind the diamond machine.
15. Crystal island — next to the tree beside the eggs. The walkthrough narrator himself wobbles on this zone's exact name, but it's the final stop before the run ends with all 15 found.

A few of these landmark names come from narrated video with imperfect transcription, so treat each one as an area pointer rather than a pin-drop coordinate. The "Shiny star found" notification is what actually confirms you've got the right spot — if a landmark area seems empty, check nearby structures and raised ground, or revisit the zone's portal and edge per the Sky Island pattern above.

When your 15th star lands

Players who finished the set report different on-screen messages: the completion run's screen read "Shiny mutation chance increased to 4%," while another player says his said "you can now hatch rainbow pets" with no shiny boost. Since those accounts don't agree, we won't promise a specific bonus here — the message you see on star 15 is the one to go by. The locations themselves above are the reliable part of the hunt.

If you're just starting out and the lobby stars are your first collectibles, the beginner guide covers the early-game basics that get you to the zone gates faster.