Before players can even play in Rextro's Arcade machines found everywhere in Yooka-Laylee, they need to acquire all Play Coins in the game. They can obtain them in every Grand Tome they explore. Finishing a mini-game will reward them with Paiges.

The first location of the Play Coin is the Tribalstack Tropics. It is located at the race track wherein they encountered Nimble the Cloud and it is inside a cave. They need to enter the opposite side of the world's entrance.

They will find the coin at the back. If they want to play the arcade game, they can find Rextro together with the neon Pink arcade machine. in Glitterglaze Glacier, they must go to the Icymetric Palace on the top of the tower. On the right side of the palace, they need to roll on the spiked path to reach the dinosaur.

Once they are with Rextro, they must smash the debris at the corner to access a secret room full of Play Coins. However, only one of them is real and it the one revolving in the opposite direction. At the Moodymaze Marsh, they must cross on the logs at the river.

They will be able to see not only the Play Coin but also the Blue Ghost on the opposite side. Also, Rextro and the machine are not far away from two collectibles. However, to access the machine, they need to do a certain task that will grant them a Paige.

According to Segment Next, the Play Coin in Capital Cashino can be found on the slot machine near Rextro, In order to get the coin, they need to use Buddy Slam ability to match three icons in the machine. Once done, they can get the coin.

Lastly, in Galleon Galaxy, players must look for a giant Pink moon at the deeper part of the area. They will see an island that looks like skull and crossbones. The Play Coin is located at the highest peak of the island.

All they have to do is to get all the Play Coins in Yooka-Laylee. If they do not want to play Rextro's mini-games, they can use the coins as the game's currency. But if they want to earn rewards, they should play the arcade games.