On-Together looks simple at first. You sit down, start a focus timer, maybe listen to music, and that’s it. But once you play for a bit, you realize the game is quietly packed with systems: achievements, leveling, XP tricks, activities, multiplayer progress, and even small optimizations that save you hours if you know them early.
This On-Together Beginner Guide is meant to help new players understand how everything connects, not just how to click buttons.
At its heart, On-Together is about time and repetition. Almost everything you do feeds into one of three things:
- Focus sessions
- XP and levels
- Achievements
You’re rewarded for showing up, doing small actions consistently, and interacting with different locations and activities.
Focus Sessions:
Focus sessions are the backbone of the game. Most achievements, XP gains, and progress systems revolve around them.
Here’s an important beginner tip that saves a massive amount of time:
You do NOT need to finish a full timer for a session to count.
Start a session, let the timer reach 31 seconds, then end it. The game counts that as a completed session. This is extremely useful for achievements that require many completed sessions.
Time Tracking Rule (Very Important)
The game only counts full minutes of focus time.
That means:
- Ending at 0:59 gives you 0 minutes
- Ending at 1:01 gives you 1 minute
Always wait for the minute number to flip before ending a session if you care about total focus time achievements.
Locations
Some achievements require both a location and a specific focus type.
The correct order is:
- Go to the location
- Start the focus session
Examples:
- Library + Read session
- Garden + Write session
- Meditation Hill + Meditate session
- Court + Exercise session
If you start the session first and then move, it won’t count.
Achievements
Achievements in On-Together fall into a few major categories.
Time-Based Achievements
These track total focus time across all sessions:
- 10 hours
- 20 hours
- 30 hours
- 40 hours
- 50 hours
- 100 hours
These are long-term goals. Don’t rush them early.
Activity Mastery (The “100” Grinds)
Each focus type has milestones at:
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100 completed sessions.
This includes:
- Writing
- Reading
- Listening
- Exercising
- Meditating
- Eating
- Cleaning
- Playing (DnD)
- Tasks checklist
You do not need long sessions for these. The 31-second trick works perfectly.
Multiplayer Achievements
These require shared sessions with another player. You must be sitting at the same table.
Milestones go all the way up to 100 shared sessions. These are best done casually over time, not rushed.
XP and Leveling Explained
XP is earned constantly, even when you’re not actively doing much.
Passive XP
You earn 1 XP per minute for:
- Focus sessions
- Pomodoro timer
- Sitting AFK
- Fishing while waiting
- Standing at the basketball court
- Listening to music
This means you are always progressing, even when idle.
Active XP
Some actions give instant XP:
- Shooting a basketball: 1 XP per shot
- Saving customization: 1 XP per save
Basketball shooting is currently the fastest XP grind if you want to push levels quickly, but it’s not required.
Daily XP You Should Never Skip
These give large chunks of XP for almost no effort:
- Journal streak
- Emotion log
- Daily play streak
- Adding and completing to-do tasks
- Writing in the journal
Doing these daily smooths out leveling massively.
Apple Boost
The apple food item increases XP gain by 1.25x for 200 seconds.
It’s the only food that boosts XP.
If you plan to grind sessions, basketball, or just sit AFK for a while, eat an apple first.
Leveling Curve
Early levels are fast. Later levels slow down significantly.
- Levels 1–14 scale gently
- Levels 15–49 become a grind
- Level 50 is the visual cap
You can still earn XP past level 50, but the game will always display level 50.
Don’t worry about rushing levels early. Almost nothing is locked behind high level except achievements.
Fishing
Fishing in On Together is one of the best beginner activities because it:
- Gives tickets
- Gives XP passively
- Feeds into multiple achievements
There are fish rarities from common to mythic, and trash items count toward completion achievements. That means boots, cans, and junk are required too.
Fishing is slow at first, but upgrading bait improves chances of higher-rarity catches.
Basketball
Basketball isn’t just for fun.
- Each shot gives XP
- There are achievements for total baskets made
- It’s the fastest active XP method
If you ever feel like leveling stalled, basketball is the answer.
Pets and Music
Playing instruments gives time-based achievements. You don’t need to play well, just play.
Pets require completing various tasks and purchases. Some achievements overlap with pet requirements, so you’ll unlock progress naturally just by playing normally.