Find the Needle

Clear a giant haystack layer by layer, manage your carrying capacity, upgrade your tools, and uncover the hidden needle before beating your best time.

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3D Controls

Find the Needle turns a literal needle-in-a-haystack search into a 3D progression game. Clear hay from a huge pile, carry what you can, unload your haul, and spend the money you earn on equipment that speeds up the search.

How to Play Find the Needle

Approach the haystack and use your tool to remove hay section by section. Your carrying capacity is limited, so return to unload when your haul is full or nearly full. The more efficiently you manage those trips, the faster you can work through the pile.

Use your earnings in shops and upgrade menus. Better tools clear larger sections more efficiently, while capacity improvements reduce the number of unloading trips. Keep clearing deeper into the haystack until you uncover the needle and complete the chapter.

Each chapter also tracks your best completion time. After improving your equipment, replay the search and aim to finish faster.

Tips for Find the Needle

Clear one section at a time: Working methodically keeps you from wasting movement while searching the pile.
Watch your carrying capacity: Unload before a full inventory stops you from collecting more hay.
Spend earnings on useful upgrades: Stronger equipment shortens the time needed to remove large amounts of hay.
Improve your best time: Once you know the chapter, use your upgraded tools to make a more efficient run.