Search for the Needle

Looking for water in a haystack... Will you be able to find it? Be patient and have fun!

Looking for a needle: the saying turned into a video game. We’ve all heard the expression that something is “like looking for a needle in a haystack.” Well, it turns out a farmer is offering $1,000 to whoever finds a needle hidden in a mountain of hay. The rest depends on your patience.

Behind the joke lies a well-thought-out design. You arrive at the haystack, gather handfuls of hay until your bag is full, and take it to a cow who trades it for money. With that money, you buy upgrades: more speed, larger grips, greater carrying capacity, and, later on, tools like the pitchfork, which completely change the pace of the game. At first, you move at a snail’s pace. Half an hour later, the haystack is disappearing at a speed that’s a joy to watch.

What do I need to do in the game Search for the Needle to find the needle?

• Collect hay: Click on the haystack until your bag reaches 25, which is the starting capacity.
• Sell: Take the hay to the cow to feed it, and that gives you money (Cash) to buy upgrades and tools. You don’t have to wait until your bag is full to sell.
• Upgrade: Press Tab to buy upgrades like Speed and Grasp, then repeat the process. Hold lets you hold down the button instead of clicking over and over; Grasp increases how much you pick up with each grab; and the carrying capacity reduces the number of trips you need to make to sell. Tools greatly speed up cleaning the hayloft, especially if you unlock the pitchfork, which can also be upgraded.
• Finding the Needle: Finding it isn’t the last step—you have to equip it and take it to the farmer.

Who created Search for the Needle?

Garage Games developed this fun game for the Roblox platform.