A Needle In a Haystack
Launches 9 November 2026 · PC
Story
There is one needle. The pile has four million candidates. The Queen has misplaced her favorite sewing needle in the royal hay store. The kingdom has answered with the only sensible plan: send you into the pile and keep searching until somebody finds it. Needle In a Haystack is a cozy first-person search game for one to four players. There is no deadline, no enemy, and no conventional loss condition. Just an enormous haystack, a small royal problem, and as much time as you need. Search at your own pace. Work carefully through one corner, dig into the middle, or bring friends and divide up the job. The needle is somewhere in there. Finding it is the entire assignment. One strand at a time Every new save begins with empty hands. Grab a strand, inspect it, and drop it where you want. Move searched hay aside and gradually work your way through the mound. Bent nails, straight pins, wire, crystals, ores, and other finds are mixed into the pile. Some look promising until you get a closer look. Others are genuinely valuable, even if they aren't what the Queen asked for. Your personal and shared search totals track the work along the way. Every suspicious little object is another...
Gameplay
There is one needle. The pile has four million candidates. The Queen has misplaced her favorite sewing needle in the royal hay store. The kingdom has answered with the only sensible plan: send you into the pile and keep searching until somebody finds it. Needle In a Haystack is a cozy first-person search game for one to four players. There is no deadline, no enemy, and no conventional loss condition. Just an enormous haystack, a small royal problem, and as much time as you need. Search at your own pace. Work carefully through one corner, dig into the middle, or bring friends and divide up the job. The needle is somewhere in there. Finding it is the entire assignment. One strand at a time Every new save begins with empty hands. Grab a strand, inspect it, and drop it where you want. Move searched hay aside and gradually work your way through the mound. Bent nails, straight pins, wire, crystals, ores, and other finds are mixed into the pile. Some look promising until you get a closer look. Others are genuinely valuable, even if they aren't what the Queen asked for. Your personal and shared search totals track the work along the way. Every suspicious little object is another reason to stop and look. Some are worth keeping. Some are worth crowns. Only one wins the game. Share the impossible job Search alone or bring up to three friends. Customize your villagers and...
Features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Custom Volume Controls
- #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
Release details
A Needle In a Haystack is developed by Persidera Industries. A Needle In a Haystack launches on Monday, 9 November 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 4 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When does A Needle In a Haystack release?
A Needle In a Haystack launches on 9 November 2026.
Which platforms is A Needle In a Haystack on?
A Needle In a Haystack is on PC.
Who makes A Needle In a Haystack?
A Needle In a Haystack is developed by Persidera Industries.