Taxi Black Star Not Spawning? Check These 3 States
How to trigger the Taxi / Clock puzzle, where Black Star #5 appears, and what to check before assuming your save is broken.
Wait beside the isolated countdown clock, place a Hole large enough to consume a car in the taxi path, and swallow the taxi when the timer finishes. If no star appears, first check the Fare’s Fair achievement and your seven-star progress: players sometimes already collected the taxi star and are actually missing the PC Recycle Bin step for the final cassette.
Spoiler-light hint
The clock is not decorative. Stay nearby for a full round and watch what arrives when its countdown ends.
Exact solution
- 1Reach the area with the isolated countdown clock and Black Star marker.
- 2Make sure the Hole is large enough to consume a car before waiting for the event.
- 3Move the Hole onto the taxi route before the countdown reaches its end.
- 4Let the arriving taxi fall into the Hole. The Fare’s Fair achievement corresponds to Black Star #5.
Which problem do you actually have?
The taxi never appears
- Wait beside the clock for the whole countdown instead of leaving the area.
- Start another round if the taxi already arrived and drove away.
- Confirm you are watching the isolated puzzle clock, not an unrelated office object.
The taxi was swallowed, but I cannot see a star
- Check whether Steam already awarded Fare’s Fair.
- Inspect the area beside the clock where the star should appear.
- Compare all seven puzzle achievements instead of relying only on the visible map state.
I hear the completion sound, but the final tape is still missing
- Complete the other six Black Star achievements.
- Open the Recycle Bin icon on the office PC.
- Then inspect the real trash can beside the desk for cassette tape 13.
When to treat it as a real bug
Treat it as a likely game bug only after a clean retry where the taxi is visibly consumed, Fare’s Fair remains locked, and the star does not appear beside the clock. Record the game version, a screenshot or clip, and whether the taxi event can repeat before posting to the Steam bug thread. Do not delete the save as a first troubleshooting step.
FAQ
Which Black Star is the taxi puzzle?
In the playtester achievement order, Taxi / Clock is Black Star #5 and unlocks Fare’s Fair.
Where does the taxi appear?
It arrives at the isolated countdown clock and remains only briefly before driving away.
Why did clicking the PC Recycle Bin fix my “missing taxi star” problem?
The taxi star may already have been collected. After all seven stars, opening the PC Recycle Bin advances the final cassette and True Ending sequence.