Every tier, every requirement · Last Updated: July 19, 2026
You can earn ~70% of total Season Pass value for free, totaling around 50,000 Gold equivalent per season. The remaining 30% requires the Premium Pass ($9.99).
The free roadmap requires ~6 hours of play per week for 8 weeks. Miss 2 weeks and you'll fall behind.
| Reward Type | Free | Premium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (total) | ~30,000 | ~45,000 | +50% |
| Wishing Stars | 8 | 20 | +150% |
| Cosmetics (unique) | 4 items | 12 items | +200% |
| Furniture | 3 items | 8 items | +167% |
| Pet Skins | 0 | 2 | Premium only |
| Title (unique) | 1 (free) | 1 (premium) | Same |
Marcus: I completed the free track for 3 seasons in a row. The pattern is clear: do the weekly challenges early in the week, claim on Sunday. Missing a single week sets you back by 2 weeks of grinding to catch up.
Lin: The free track is actually quite generous. The 30,000 Gold is enough to fund a Premium Pass purchase. So the meta is: earn free Gold from 2 seasons, buy Premium for the 3rd. Pure profit.
Sofia: The hardest free track requirement is the "Catch 50 Legendary Fish" —this requires the night cycle play and rare spawn luck. Plan for 4-6 weeks of focus.
| Week | Daily XP Target | Weekly Challenges | Tier Reached |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 | 5/7 | Tier 5 |
| 2 | 500 | 5/7 | Tier 10 |
| 3 | 550 | 6/7 | Tier 16 |
| 4 | 550 | 6/7 | Tier 22 |
| 5 | 600 | 7/7 | Tier 28 |
| 6 | 600 | 7/7 | Tier 34 |
| 7 | 650 | 7/7 | Tier 40 |
| 8 | 650 | 7/7 | Tier 50 (max free) |
| Source | XP per Action | Hourly XP | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night fishing rare | 150 | 4,500 | ★★★★☆/td> |
| Co-op shared harvest | 120 | 3,600 | ★★★★ |
| Apple Jam cooking batch | 80 | 2,400 | ★★☆/td> |
| Daily quest completion | 200 | 1,800 | ★★☆/td> |
| Greenhouse auto-harvest | 50 | 1,500 | ★★ |
| Bug Board completion | 300 | 900 | ★★ |