Needle in a Haystack
You've lost your Grandma’s needle in a gigantic pile of 250,000 haystacks! Search through the hay, collect it, and feed it to your hungry goat in exchange for money. Upgrade your tools, improve your search efficiency, and keep digging until you finally find the needle. How fast can you find it?
Made by Dvso
About Needle in a Haystack
- Kind: Simulation, Puzzle
- Played 192 times
- Published 2026-09-25
- Mode: single player
- Runs in a web browser, on a phone or a laptop. Free to play.
How to play Needle in a Haystack
Goal: Search through all the hay to find the needle as fast as possible.
Controls
- W A S D, Arrow keys: move or turn
- Mouse or touch: look around
- Left Shift: sprint
- Space: jump
- E: search or gather hay
- 1, 2, 3: switch tool (hands, rake, vacuum)
- Tab: open or close shop
- Escape: pause or close menu
Your first game
- Start the game from the title screen
- Move through the haystack and hold the action key to gather hay
- Carry cleared hay to the goat to earn money
- Open the shop to buy better tools for faster searching
- Keep digging through the pile until you find the needle
FAQ
What is the goal of Needle in a Haystack?
The goal is to search through a massive pile of 250,000 pieces of hay to find your Grandma's lost needle as fast as possible.
How do you earn money and upgrade your tools?
You collect cleared hay and feed it to a goat in exchange for money. That money can be spent in the shop on upgraded tools like a rake or vacuum to search faster.
What tools can you use to dig through the hay?
You can search using your hands, a rake, or a vacuum, switching between them using number keys.
Is Needle in a Haystack multiplayer?
No, the game is single player.