Find The Needle
You have a shovel and a haystack with about six million strands in it. Somewhere inside there's a needle. Dig it out by hand, sell the hay, then spend the money on belts and machines until you don't have to dig anymore.
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Find The Needle Tools and Guides
Official tool companion available at findtheneedlers.com
Players & Heat History
Find The Needle: 4,953 players on Nov 13, up 16 % in 7 days, 533 reviews (Mostly Positive).
| Date | Players | Heat |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | 4,953 | 565 |
| 2026-11-12 | 4,953 | 573 |
| 2026-11-11 | 5,491 | 572 |
| 2026-11-10 | 5,448 | 538 |
| 2026-11-09 | 5,806 | 563 |
| 2026-11-08 | 8,827 | 571 |
| 2026-11-07 | 8,797 | 556 |
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Related Coverage & Transmissions
Find The Needle V13 rebalances sell prices and orders and adds Depot controls and a Shelf Limits card
Update V13 is the first big balancing step: higher sell prices, smaller order requirements, more free upgrade levels, new Depot tools, a UPGRADE tab, and fixes. More daily updates are expected.
Find The Needle V14.1 Reworks Depot Costs, Fixes Machines Eating Items, Adds New Play Mode
Update V14.1 changes progression requirements and costs, fixes items vanishing in machines, improves machine panels and night visibility, and adds a demo-style way to play.
Find The Needle Early Access V13 Raises Sell Prices, Expands Depot Controls, and Cuts Costs
Early Access V13 is the first balance pass. Several items sell for more, the Depot gains new options, and a number of prices are reduced.
Find The Needle enters Early Access with five stages, twenty orders and scrap metal
Find The Needle leaves the demo for Early Access, adding five stages with twenty orders, many new machines, building tools, power and water systems, customization and an ending.
Find The Needle blends agricultural simulation with factory automation and incremental warehouse management
Find The Needle is a first-person automation simulator where players search endless haystacks for hidden needles, process hay into goods, and construct automated factories.