Owlboy Buccanary Coins: Collecting and Spending
How Owlboy's Buccanary coins and Coin Chests work, where to find them, and how they tie into the coin-collecting achievements.
How do I collect Buccanary coins in Owlboy?
You collect Buccanary coins by exploring and interacting with the world: according to the community wiki, the coins can be found by flying through Coupon Rings, pulling up items from the ground, destroying some types of obstacles, and finding chests. They are collectible coins in Owlboy, and the same source notes they were hidden around by Buccanary. The official patch notes do not list a complete coin count or a step-by-step route, so treat any location map as community knowledge rather than something the developer has published.
Owlboy is available on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Where do I find Coin Chests?
Chests are one of the most reliable coin sources, and the community wiki describes several varieties that yield a variety of coins. Chests found in the ground simply need to be pulled up and out, while chests sitting on top of the ground have buttons that need to be pressed and released by Otus or one of his party members.
Colour matters when you are hunting:
- Red chests can be found generally in the overworld, in secret rooms hidden behind walls, or after completing a challenging optional room, according to the same wiki.
- Blue chests can sometimes be found after clearing a room of all enemies.
One guaranteed payout is the Barb gauntlet: the community wiki states that at the end your reward will be a chest full of Buccanary Coins.
What are the coins used for?
The coins are a currency for prizes — the community wiki explains that Buccanary gives you prizes based on how many Buccanary Coins you have collected, and that if you collect enough, she will give you Trinkets in exchange at the Legendary Adventure Emporium.
Spending them is painless. According to the wiki, claiming prizes does not subtract from the number of Buccanary Coins that you possess, so there is no reason to hold back on a claim once you qualify for it.
Which achievements involve collecting coins?
Collecting every coin is tied to an achievement: per the community wiki, Treasure Seeker Grand Master is awarded for collecting all Buccanary coins. The store page lists Trinket Master and Trinket Grand Master among the featured achievements, which fits the Trinket exchange at the Emporium, though the store does not spell out the coin requirements behind them.
For a complete achievement list, check the game's achievement section in your library rather than relying on the store page alone. The developer has not published an official coin checklist, so the wiki is the closest thing to a full guide.
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