Tap Simulator Reborn Shiny Stars: All 15 Locations

Fifteen Shiny Stars, sometimes called shiny relics, are hidden around Tap Simulator Reborn. Three sit in the spawn lobby and two sit on each of the six islands after it. Collecting the full set is reported to unlock rainbow hatching, which turns a collectible hunt into the cheapest route to the top of the pet ladder.

• Total — 15, split as three in the lobby and two per island
• What you get — community recordings state the full set unlocks rainbow hatching
• Cost — travel time only, no Coins or Gems
• Do first — the three in the spawn lobby, which need no portal
• Route order — spawn, sky, autumn, mushroom, desert, crystal cave, Shadow Realm

Why the Shiny Stars Matter

In most Roblox simulators, collectible hunts are cosmetic. Here they are not.

Recorded playthroughs state that collecting all fifteen shiny relics unlocks rainbow hatching, and community wikis describe the same set as a permanent hatch buff. Putting both accounts together, the reward is a one-time unlock that changes what your eggs can produce rather than a small permanent percentage.

That puts the Shiny Stars in direct competition with the rainbow crafting machine. The machine sits in the Shadow Realm behind the largest portal payment in the game and requires you to feed it diamond pets. The Shiny Stars cost nothing but walking. If the reported unlock is accurate, a player who collects all fifteen has effectively bought their way past the game's endgame crafting gate with patience.

It also means the hunt is worth doing early rather than saving for a completionist run. Every island you unlock opens two more stars, so the efficient pattern is to sweep each island when you arrive rather than returning later.

The Three Spawn Lobby Stars

These three need no portal, no Gems and no progression, which makes them the first collectible task on a new account. Recorded footage of the spawn area places them as follows.

1. Behind the fountain. The first star sits behind a rock at the fountain, in the spawn area's central cluster.
2. Behind an egg. The second sits behind one of the egg stands in the same area.
3. At the tower behind the islands. The third sits at the tower structure behind the island row, described in the footage as being behind all the islands.

Because spawn is where every session begins, these three are also the easiest to verify. Walk the perimeter once, check behind each landmark, and you will have a fifth of the set before you ever pay a portal fee.

One Island at a Time

The remaining twelve are two per island, and the reported positions follow a consistent pattern: one near a major machine and one near landscaping or a landmark.

Sky Island

The first recorded position is at the spawn point of the island itself, immediately where you land. The second sits behind the egg stands, hidden from the arrival angle.

Because sky island is the first portal you will pay, these two are effectively the fourth and fifth stars in any natural playthrough. Grab them before you start hatching, since both are within sight of where you arrive.

Autumn Island

Autumn's pair follows a different pattern. One is beside an NPC character in the open part of the island, and the other is behind the giant pumpkin, one of the island's tap targets.

The pumpkin one is worth noting because the pumpkin itself is a breakable target, and the star sits behind it rather than on it, which is exactly the kind of placement that gets missed when you are focused on tapping.

Mushroom Island

The first mushroom star sits near the pet index area, specified as behind a tree beside it. The second is on the side island with the red and purple mushrooms, behind the chest and the foliage on the left.

Mushroom island is the first place where the two stars are not in the main area, so it rewards a slightly wider sweep than the earlier islands.

Desert Island

Both desert stars cluster around the pyramid. One sits behind the gold machine to the right of the pyramid, and the other is at the rear-right stone corner of the pyramid where it meets the boundary rocks.

The second is the more awkward of the two because it is at the map boundary rather than a landmark, which is the sort of position that only a deliberate perimeter pass will find.

Crystal Cave

The first reported crystal cave star sits on a rocky ledge to the right of the eggs, next to a glowing purple tree. The second is behind the rock clusters at the back of the diamond machine.

Given that crystal cave reportedly houses the diamond crafting machine, both stars are near machines you will be visiting anyway, which makes this island the easiest of the late pairs to complete naturally.

Shadow Realm

The final two sit around the Shadow Realm's endgame machinery. One is against the dark crystal behind the enchanting machine on the left. The second is behind a standalone crystal in the gap between the rainbow machine and the enchanting area.

These are the last two in the set, and both are in the game's most built-up area, surrounded by the machines that define the endgame. If you are hunting secrets, this is also where the void egg and its pet pool live, which the islands guide covers.

A Practical Collection Route

The efficient order is the island order, because every island you have not unlocked is two stars you cannot reach yet. That gives a simple schedule.

• Session one: all three spawn stars, plus the sky island pair if you have paid or jumped the first portal.
• Each new island: sweep both stars immediately on arrival, before you start hatching.
• Late game: crystal cave's pair is the easiest to pick up because both sit next to machines you will visit anyway, and the Shadow Realm's pair completes the set.

The one risk in a route plan is the interaction with auto rebirth and portal saving. Walking an island for stars means spending time with your wallet intact, which is exactly when community guides recommend switching auto rebirth off. The rebirth guide explains why.

A note on the positions above: they come from recorded playthroughs published in the game's first week, cross-checked against a community wiki's description of the same landmarks. The counts are consistent across every source. A video walkthrough of all fifteen locations covers the same route on camera. Individual positions are best-effort and worth re-checking in game, particularly on islands that have been patched since.

Official source: Tap Simulator Reborn on Roblox — the description confirms that unlocking new islands is one of the game's four headline systems, which is what gates the twelve stars outside the spawn lobby. The developer's wider announcements run through the Cursor Makers group.

FAQ

How many Shiny Stars are in Tap Simulator Reborn?

Fifteen. Three sit in the spawn lobby and two sit on each of the six islands after it, a split that every source agrees on.

What do you get for collecting all the Shiny Stars?

Community recordings state that the full set unlocks rainbow hatching. Community wikis describe the same set as a permanent hatch buff.

Where is the first Shiny Star?

Behind the fountain in the spawn lobby, according to recorded footage, with the second behind an egg stand and the third at the tower behind the island row.

Can I get the Shiny Stars without paying for portals?

Three of them, yes. The other twelve sit on islands that need a Coin portal payment or a Gem-funded double jump to reach.

Are Shiny Stars the same as shiny pets?

No. Shiny Stars, also called shiny relics, are world collectibles. Shiny is also used in some community writing as a label for rainbow-variant pets, which are a crafting and hatching outcome rather than a collectible.

Related Guides

• Tap Simulator Reborn islands and portals — the order to visit them, and what each portal costs.
• Tap Simulator Reborn crafting — how rainbow fits into the pet ladder.
• Tap Simulator Reborn beginner guide — the spawn-lobby route that the first three stars sit inside.