Owlboy Owl Temple Missing 7 Coins: Where the Hidden Coins Are

Why the Owl Temple Leaves You 7 Coins Short

If you are combing the Owl Temple and coming up exactly 7 coins short, you are not alone. This is one of the most reported coin-count headaches in Owlboy, and the usual culprit is a single pot that is almost impossible to see. Players on the Owlboy Steam forums describe spending an hour or more wandering the dungeon before stumbling on the answer — often entirely by accident.

The good news: nothing in the Owl Temple is permanently missable, so even if you have already beaten the boss, every remaining coin can still be collected.

The Hidden Pot Beside the Waterfall

The single biggest cause of the Owlboy Owl Temple missing 7 coins issue is a barely visible pot sitting in the ground directly to the side of the large waterfall area — the section that stops being a waterfall once the boss is defeated. Look for the spot where parts of the back wall are missing and brown pillar structures appear in the background.

The pot blends into the terrain so well that most players never notice it. The original poster only found it by shooting the ground in frustration. Walk along that ledge, shoot the floor, and lift the pot out of the soil to release the coins.

Every Easy-to-Miss Coin and Chest in the Owl Temple

Beyond the hidden pot, several other coins hide behind optional actions that the game never explicitly points out:

A few extra tips that save hunters serious time:

• Enemy-clearing chests: Wiping out every enemy in combat rooms — including salamanders, moles, and spiky yellow eyeball enemies — spawns reward chests. If you rushed through, revisit those rooms.
• The Big Coin entrance trick: Some secret-area openings are too large to fly through, especially while carrying something. Set your payload down and press against the wall a bit further down from the disc to slip inside.

Can You Permanently Miss Owl Temple Coins?

No. Even though the waterfall area changes after you defeat the boss and certain rooms become harder to re-enter, players have confirmed that no coin in the Owl Temple can be missed permanently. If your count is off after finishing the dungeon, work through the waterfall-side secrets and enemy-clear chests listed above — the missing total almost always comes from one of those spots.

Bonus: The Speedrun Route Through the Temple

If you would rather skip the treasure hunting, speedrunners have mapped an out-of-bounds route through the Owl Temple. A recently shared route video demonstrates clipping out of bounds twice — once before the radish section and again near the waterfall, using a debug loading zone to bypass the boss-approach area entirely. The runner estimates the route saves 10–20 seconds over the previous world record path, largely by replacing the difficult waterfall trick with a more consistent muscle-memory clip performed by tapping movement keys to align with a slanted block edge. It is worth watching even if you never plan to run the game, since it reveals how the temple's sections connect behind the walls.

FAQ

Where is the hidden pot in the Owl Temple? It sits in the ground directly beside the large waterfall area — the zone with the missing back wall and brown pillars in the background. Shoot the floor to reveal it, then lift the pot to collect the coins.

Why am I missing exactly 7 coins? Seven coins is the classic total for the hidden pot combined with one or two small secrets like the spike-ball chest or the mole nest room. Check the table above and clear each trigger.

Are any Owl Temple coins missable after beating the boss? No. The community consensus is that every coin remains obtainable after the temple is complete, even though the waterfall area visually changes.

How do I reach the Big Coin in the Owl Temple? Secret entrances near the disc are too big to fly through, particularly while carrying an object. Drop what you are holding and walk into the wall a little further down from the disc to enter the hidden area.

What gives 30 coins at once in this dungeon? Red chests always contain 30 coins. One is located on the right side of the waterfall, fairly close to the bottom — a common answer for players missing a large chunk of the temple total.