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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.

TBARelease status: Coming soonNot available before release
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Find The Needle: price, PC requirements and status

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

DealCheckpoint take

  • Single-player
  • Price not announced

What stands out

  • Final price is not announced yet
  • No independent performance testing is available yet

Potential concerns

Find The Needle has optional rude emotes: the middle finger and other rude hand signs, spitting, a crude sexual hand gesture and a peeing emote. They are switched off by default when you start and only appear after you turn on Rude Emotes in the You tab. Your character can also fall from a great height and flop over li.

Solo or co-op?

Steam lists these play modes: Single-player. Confirm any player-count or online requirements on the official page.

Wishlist if

  • the official footage and stated feature set match what you want to play

Wait if

  • you need launch reviews or verified PC performance
  • you need a confirmed final price or monetisation model
  • your PC does not comfortably meet the official requirements
Official description

You were a farmer. At least, you think you were. Now you're stuck inside a strange warehouse, standing in front of an endless haystack. You don't remember how you got here, who brought you here, or why the doors won't open. There is only one instruction: Find the needles. There are some in the pile. You start by hand, with a metal detector. You end up with belts, balers, scanners and robotic arms doing the looking for you. Place real machines, wire the power, feed them by belt. Sell the hay, buy more machines, get given a bigger pile. Nobody has said what happens when you finish. The pile Begin By Hand The tools Buy tools like shovels, buckets, wheelbarrows, pitchforks, vacuums. Anything that helps you process hay manually! Start Automating Automate everything! Build robots, drones, conveyor belts, hay wrappers, paper machines, sorting machines, and advanced systems that process hay and search for needles while you focus on expanding your factory. Hay products Turn ordinary hay into valuable products! Process it into hay pulp, compressed bales, eco bricks, hay paper, pellets, and much more. Build new production lines, unlock advanced machinery, and find better ways to turn your mountain of hay into profit. Tech tree Progress through a huge tech tree with over 300 upgrades! Unlock new machines, improve production speed, increase efficiency, expand your factory, and discover entirely new ways to process hay. What happens when you collect all the needles? - Who knows?

OFFICIAL MEDIA

See the game before you leave

Trailer and screenshots are delivered from the same official Steam store record used for the game details.

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CAN YOUR PC RUN IT?

Find The Needle system requirements

Official Windows requirements from the Steam store record. Compare them with your PC before you buy or install.

Minimum

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: 4 cores / 8 threads, Intel i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: dedicated GPU with Vulkan 1.3 support and 4 GB VRAM, GTX 1050 Ti or RX 570
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Integrated graphics are not supported and may crash

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 11 64-bit
  • Processor: 6+ cores, Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel i5-12400
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 1660 Super, RTX 2060 with 6 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Very large factories are CPU heavy. A faster CPU keeps the frame rate up late in the game

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES

EnglishGermanPolishFrenchSpanish - SpainCzechSimplified ChineseRussianJapaneseKoreanTurkishPortuguese - BrazilItalianTraditional ChineseUkrainianArabicPersian

GAME FAQ

Common questions about Find The Needle

Is Find The Needle free to play?

Steam did not publish a clear current price for Find The Needle in this region. Open the official store page to confirm whether it is free, delisted or temporarily unavailable before assuming it is a paid purchase.

What platforms does Find The Needle run on?

Find The Needle runs on Windows. Check the system requirements below to confirm your PC can run it.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Find The Needle?

Minimum requirements listed on Steam: OS: Windows 10 64-bit; Processor: 4 cores / 8 threads, Intel i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600; Memory: 8 GB RAM; Graphics: dedicated GPU with Vulkan 1.3 support and 4 GB VRAM, GTX 1050 Ti or RX 570; Storage: 2 GB available space; Additional Notes: Integrated graphics are not supported and may crash.

When does Find The Needle release?

Find The Needle has not launched yet — Steam lists its release as Coming soon. Concurrent player counts are not available before release.

PLAY STYLE

CasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

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