Great fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the common goal of finding a needle in a haystack is a great vehicle for conversation”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Needle In A Haystack
Worth buying? What 85 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 85 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%NoGlyph2026Hidden Object · Simulation · Casual
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, silly co-op haystack-searching game with automation and a great soundtrack. It's short and repetitive late, and some hit lag or crashes. Skip it if you want solo depth.
Great for
Groups of friends wanting a cheap, silly, chatty co-op time-waster with automation
Main risk
Late-game automation leaves nothing to do, and performance can degrade or crash
Since the last analysis (Oct 11)
Notable change
- New complaintNeedle hunt feels grindy and unbalanced (#2)
- New complaintLate game is idle automation and repetitive (#3)
- New complaintClunky factory building and dumb drones (#5)
- New complaintCrashes (#6)
- New praiseWorks fine solo too (#5)
- Complaint goneWeak progression and balance
- Complaint goneClunky conveyor and automation tools
- Complaint goneCash-in on a trend
- Complaint movedAccused of being AI slop: #2 → #4
What players love
Great value at about $5
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“For a $5 game, I’m pretty happy if I get 20-30mins of enjoyment out of it”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Satisfying, addictive search loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Why tf is this so extremely satisfying?”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Responsive, active developer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The Dev is also lovely and very good at listening to suggestions and feedback from players on the discord!”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Works fine solo too
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“strangely therapeutic when solo”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 positive reviews
“BEST SOUNDTRACK I HAVE EVER HEARD IN A GAME! Just sit in the main menu for 10 minutes lol”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Performance drops, lag and stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“freezes every 5 seconds for a duration of 10-15 seconds”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Needle hunt feels grindy and unbalanced
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“poorly balanced grinding for the sake of completion”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
Late game is idle automation and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“once you have like 20 upgraded drones its literally just clicking the button to reset the stack over and over and over again”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Accused of being AI slop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is AI slop fully baked In, everything is AI.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Clunky factory building and dumb drones
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“not being able to change the rotation of machines/conveyor belts”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it keeps crashing and restarts my pc when im in the middle of playing”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
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