The Play Onyx artefact is a Relic of the Past in Chapter 3 – Those Before Us (sub-chapter Paradise): from the beach, go past the large green gate, climb the rocks above the brown-colored alcove and shimmy across the gap into the forest, then check the cave opening on your left to pick up the shimmering coin.
Play Onyx is one of the six artefacts tucked into Chapter 3 of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and it is easy to walk straight past because it sits off the beaten track rather than on the main shoreline path. The trouble is that the route asks you to climb away from the objective for a moment, and the coin itself is hidden inside a side alcove that never shows up on the critical path. Get the climb right and it is a thirty-second detour.
Play Onyx at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Relic of the Past (Artefact) |
| Chapter | 3 – Those Before Us |
| Sub-chapter | Paradise |
| Objective marker | Follow the plunderers’ tracks |
| Appearance | Shimmering coin on the ground |
| Location | Forest alcove behind the beach’s green gate |
Key Before you go hunting, here is everything you need to confirm you are in the right chapter and looking for the right thing. Play Onyx shows up while your on-screen objective still reads Follow the plunderers’ tracks, and it looks like a small shimmering coin resting on the ground rather than a large obvious prop.
How to get Onyx Artefact in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Reach the beach with the green gate
Reach the beach with the green gate | Perfect Paradox/YouTubeProgress through Paradise until you arrive at the cove and see the large green gate/door set at the back of the beach.
Go past the green gate
Move beyond the gate rather than stopping at it — the artefact is reached by going around, not through the main path.
Climb the rocks above the brown alcove
Climb the rocks above the brown alcove | Perfect Paradox/YouTubeLook for the alcove with the distinct brown coloring and climb the rocks directly above it; this is the step players most often skip.
Shimmy across the gap
Shimmy across the gap | Perfect Paradox/YouTubeFrom the top of the climb, shimmy across the gap to cross into the wooded area behind the beach.
Keep left in the forest
Once you are among the trees, stick to the left side of the path and look for a large cave/alcove opening set off the main route.
Grab the shimmering coin
Grab the Play Onyx relic | Perfect Paradox/YouTubeStep inside the alcove, and the Play Onyx relic sits on the ground as a shimmering coin — interact with it to collect it.
If you are following the tracks along the shoreline and never find the coin, the problem is almost always the same: you skipped the rock climb above the brown alcove behind the green gate. That climb is what carries you into the forest where Play Onyx hides.
Two things trip players up here, and neither is about searching harder in the wrong spot. The first is the climb itself — plenty of players follow the plunderers’ tracks along the beach, never scramble up above the brown-colored alcove, and conclude the coin isn’t there. It is; you just haven’t reached the forest side path yet.
The second is a naming clash. Play Onyx and Kill Onyx are two different Relics of the Past, and searching for one while reading directions for the other sends you to the wrong chapter entirely. Kill Onyx is in Chapter 7 – Death It Sowed, sub-chapter The whole damn army: after you leave the underground section, go around the corner, crouch under a rock to reach the back of the ruins, and it sits in front of the grate. Keep the two separate and you won’t backtrack for nothing.
One more spot worth ruling out: Chapter 8 – Resonance shares its name with the game but holds no collectibles at all, so there is nothing to miss there.
Where to go after Play Onyx
Play Onyx is only the fifth artefact on a much longer checklist. Chapter 3 – Those Before Us alone holds 6 artefacts and 4 charms, so once you have the coin it is worth sweeping the rest of the chapter before moving on. Across the whole game there are 37 Relics/Artefacts tied to the Hoarder trophy, laid out chapter by chapter — Play Onyx sits early in that run, with later entries like Kill Onyx waiting several chapters ahead.
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