Berry Bury Berry only asks you to do two things: grow berries and throw them in a hole. Everything else — the Black Stars, the cassette tapes, the four endings — is bolted onto that loop, and the fastest way to lose an hour is not knowing which tool unlocks which puzzle. This walkthrough sequences all of it: the economy, the tool order, all 7 Black Star solutions cross-checked across two independent community guides, and a currency discrepancy between wikis on the endings that nobody else has flagged. It’s the kind of small, strange premise that landed it on our best hidden-gem indie games list for 2026.
Verified against Berry Bury Berry’s live Steam build as of September 2026. This is an incremental game that patches its economy regularly, so treat exact currency thresholds below as targets to confirm in your own Shop menu, not fixed numbers.
Quick Start: What to Do First
- Play through Day 1 — the game teaches tap-vs-hold berry pickup before anything else matters
- Reinvest early Money into the Sledgehammer before saving for anything else — it gates the Radio Math and Smoothie stars
- Don’t touch the Chainsaw until you already have the Sledgehammer’s third upgrade and the Tile Puzzle password — the Smoothie Star needs all three
- Bank Star Orbs through the Star Wand instead of spending them the moment you get them — they’re the only currency that survives a Rewind
- Start hunting Black Stars before your first Rewind, not after — Money resets, Black Stars don’t
- Decide your ending early: the Office Secret path (Black Stars) and the Money/Orb-threshold paths pull you toward different upgrades
The Core Loop: Berries, the Hole, and Two Currencies That Don’t Mix
Every berry you toss into the Hole pays out in Money, and Money resets to zero every time you trigger a Rewind (the game’s New Game+ system) — it’s also hard-capped at 2,000,000 between resets[1]. Star Orbs work the opposite way: they persist across every Rewind and are the only currency that buys permanent Berry Buddy advancement through the Star Wand[1]. That split exists so a Rewind isn’t a punishment — you lose your Money grind but keep every Orb and every Black Star you’ve already found, and each Rewind stacks a reported +25% growth-speed bonus on top of the last[1], which is what makes a second or third playthrough dramatically faster than the first.
Practically, this means the order you farm currency in matters more than how much you farm. If you dump every early berry into Money upgrades, you’re optimizing for a resource that vanishes at your next Rewind. If you route through Star Orbs first, you’re building something that compounds.
Tool Unlock Order
Tools gate puzzles directly — you cannot attempt several Black Stars until the prerequisite tool (and sometimes a specific upgrade tier on that tool) is in your hands[4][5].
| Tool | What It Does | Puzzle It Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Sledgehammer (+ upgrades) | Smashes walls and obstacles; higher tiers unlock further areas | Radio Math Star; third upgrade tier is a hard requirement for the Smoothie Star |
| Chainsaw | Blends items together | Smoothie Star (only usable once the Tile Puzzle password and Sledgehammer tier 3 are done) |
| Hole Movement | Lets you reposition the Hole itself instead of only widening it | Taxi Star |
| Bubble | Floats you into normally unreachable gaps | Trophy Star; Final Star’s hidden gap behind the computer room |
| Vacuum | Collects scattered Star Orbs faster | No puzzle gate, but speeds up Orb banking generally |
| Star Wand | Spends banked Star Orbs to advance Berry Buddies | No puzzle gate — this is the permanent-progression tool |
New Player vs. Completionist: Different Priorities
If you’re four hours in, “just get all 7 Black Stars” is bad advice — you don’t have the tools yet, and grinding toward them out of order wastes trips back to rooms you can’t finish anything in.
| If You’re This Player | Do This First | Skip For Now |
|---|---|---|
| New player | Finish Day 1, unlock the Sledgehammer, solve the Tile Puzzle for the BIQT password — it’s free progress with no other prerequisite | Endings math — you don’t have enough Money or Orbs banked yet for it to matter |
| Casual / short-session player | Chase the Office Secret ending (all 7 Black Stars) — it needs zero currency grinding, only puzzle-solving in short bursts | The $5M/5M-Orb ending — it’s a pure grind and doesn’t reward short sessions — if that’s a dealbreaker, our best short-session games list has lower-commitment alternatives |
| Hardcore / completionist | Rewind early and often once your Money hits the 2M cap — the compounding growth bonus makes every subsequent Black Star and tape hunt faster | Nothing — 100% requires every ending, all 13 tapes, and all 7 stars anyway |
Decision tree: if your goal is one ending only, go Office Secret — it’s currency-free. If your goal is 100% completion, get all 7 Black Stars before your first Rewind (they don’t reset), then Rewind repeatedly to stack growth speed toward the Money/Orb-threshold endings.
All 7 Black Stars, Solved
Two independent guides list identical solutions for all seven stars[4][5], which is the level of agreement that makes community-sourced puzzle data trustworthy for an indie game with no official wiki.
| Black Star | Prerequisite | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tile Puzzle | None | Throw blueberries onto the wall panels until every hidden image pairs up. Solving it reveals the computer password. |
| 2. Radio Math | Sledgehammer | Press the radio’s directional buttons in this exact 11-step sequence: Right×2, Right×4, Left×3, Left×2, Right×4, Left×3, Left×2, Left×1, Right×3, Right×5, Left×4. |
| 3. Smoothie | Sledgehammer tier 3, Chainsaw, Tile Puzzle password | Blend 5 blueberries, 3 strawberries, 1 kiwi, and 1 peach in the chainsaw. |
| 4. Trophy | Bubble, a Pumpkin Berry Buddy, broken computer-room walls | Fly up the right side of the computer building and place the correct golden berry on each matching pedestal in the Trophy Room. |
| 5. Push Pin | Reach the final layer (left side, facing the computer room) | Count the pins between each colored shape and the large blue pin, then enter each count on its matching Tomato Pincushion. |
| 6. Taxi | Hole Movement, final layer | Position the Hole directly in the yellow taxi’s driving path and wait for it to fall in. Both guides call this the easiest of the seven. |
| 7. Final Star | Bubble | Float through the hidden gap behind the computer room, walk backward while facing the green wall until you reach a flower, then exit and break the bubble outside to complete it. |
The computer password (BIQT) and the smoothie recipe are the two solutions worth memorizing before you start, since they gate the Smoothie Star chain and you’ll otherwise make a second trip back to the Tile Puzzle room to re-check them.
All 4 Endings — and the Currency Numbers Two Wikis Disagree On
Berry Bury Berry has four endings, and both community wikis we checked agree on all four unlock methods[3][6]. Where they disagree is the exact currency threshold for two of them — a real conflict, not a typo, so it’s presented here as-is rather than picked silently.
| Ending | Unlock Method | Currency Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Office Secret (True) | Collect all 7 Black Stars, open the PC’s Recycle Bin, retrieve and play the final cassette from the physical trash can, then insert the grey disk into the computer | None |
| Together (Key to Happiness) | Buy the Star Key upgrade in the Shop, then use it on the Star Door | One source lists $5,000,000 in-game Money with 0 Star Orbs[3]; another lists 5,000,000 Star Orbs instead[6] |
| Belladonna (Dark Fruit) | Max out a Pumpkin Berry Buddy’s upgrade until it produces a Dark/Belladonna fruit, then toss that fruit into the Hole | 9,999 Star Orbs per one source[3], 10,000 Star Orbs per another[6] |
| Gnome Chaos | Devour every Gnome on the map, then return to the Office Room and insert the red disk from the spawned Gnome into the computer | None |
Our read: the Office Secret and Gnome Chaos endings have no currency gate, so there’s nothing to get wrong there. For Together and Belladonna, the two sources’ unlock method matches word-for-word, which suggests neither wiki is simply confused about the mechanic — the discrepancy in the exact number more likely reflects a balance patch that landed between when each guide was last updated, or one source rounding a displayed value. Either way: check the Shop’s listed price on the Star Key upgrade and the Pumpkin Buddy’s max-tier cost in your own save before grinding toward a specific number, since that in-game price is the only value that can’t be out of date.
Rewind (New Game+): When It’s Worth Resetting
Rewind wipes your Money back to zero but keeps every Star Orb, every Black Star, and every tape you’ve already found[1][6], and each reset is reported to stack a further growth-speed bonus on top of the last[6]. Since Money caps at 2,000,000 anyway, sitting at the cap without Rewinding is pure waste — you’re not gaining anything by holding capped currency you can’t spend fast enough. The practical order: clear as many Black Stars as you reasonably can on your first run (they’re permanent), then Rewind as soon as you hit the Money cap, and repeat. Because growth speed compounds, later Rewinds take noticeably less time than the first, which is also why the reported 5-million-unit ending thresholds are realistic goals rather than multi-day grinds once you’re several Rewinds in. It’s a solo, no-pressure loop in the same vein as the picks on our best solo games list.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Black Stars are in Berry Bury Berry?
Seven, and you need all seven for the Office Secret ending. Get them before your first Rewind — Black Stars are one of the few things that persist through New Game+ regardless of your Money resetting, so there’s no benefit to saving them for later.
What’s the Berry Bury Berry computer password?
BIQT, revealed by solving the Tile Puzzle Star. It’s worth solving first among the seven stars specifically because the Smoothie Star can’t be finished without it, so leaving it for later just adds a return trip.
How many endings does Berry Bury Berry have?
Four: Office Secret, Together, Belladonna, and Gnome Chaos. If you only want one ending and want to avoid the currency-grind ambiguity entirely, Office Secret is the safer target since its Black Star requirement has no disputed number attached to it.
Do Star Orbs carry over after a Rewind?
Yes — Star Orbs and Black Stars persist across Rewinds, while Money resets to zero and is capped at 2,000,000 between resets. That’s why the Together and Belladonna endings, which are gated by currency, are realistically multi-Rewind goals rather than something you hit on a first playthrough.
Sources
- Berry Bury Berry Wiki (berryburyberrywiki.com) — Endings, Tapes & Progression
- Berry Bury Berry Wiki — Walkthrough
- Berry Bury Berry Wiki — Endings, Currency & Unlock Requirements
- NeonLightsMedia — Berry Bury Berry Black Star Guide
- NineWiki — Berry Bury Berry Unlock Black Stars
- Steam store page — Berry Bury Berry (Get(Color) Games)
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