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Steam player data · App 5085740

Needle In A Haystack

View on Steam ↗Updated 27 Oct · 00:41 UTC
  • Single-player
  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
Steam

Store data

UK price
£5.29
US price
$5.09
Positive reviews
76%
Total reviews
243
Release date
29 September 2026
Concurrent players221Most recent successful sample
Today's peak2334/144 samples
Tracked peak941Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating76%243 reviews
Steam metadata

Game information

Details supplied by the Steam store
App ID
5085740
App type
Game
Developer
Publisher
Supported systems
Windows
Genres
Casual, Simulation
Release date
29 September 2026
Last player update
27 Oct · 00:41 UTC
Steam store data

System requirements

Supplied by the developer on Steam

Windows

Minimum
Requirement
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Intel Core i5-3570 or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
4 GB available space
Recommended
Requirement
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10/11
Processor
Intel Core i7-3770 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or equivalent
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
4 GB available space

Launch window

Released 29 September 2026 · Tracking from 29 September 2026

SteamWatch’s first observed day and week; tracking can begin after release. Top Sellers is Steam’s revenue ranking, not a sales estimate.

First observed dayComplete
Player peak
888
Steam reviews
0Rating not recorded
Twitch peak
Not recorded
Price observed
£4.49
Top Sellers
No appearanceNo ranked days

1 player-data day recorded in this window.

First observed weekComplete
Player peak
888
Steam reviews
11770% positive
Twitch peak
Not recorded
Price observed
£4.49
Top Sellers
No appearanceNo ranked days

6 player-data days recorded in this window.

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Player history

Concurrent players

Peak 319Average 262Latest 233
08016023931926 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.

Twitch

Twitch stats

Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history

Monthly players breakdown

Calculated from SteamWatch samples
MonthPeakGain% gainAverageAvg % gain
Last 30 days941——407—
October 2026941+53+6.0%398-31.8%
September 2026888——583—
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About this game

Description

Supplied by the Steam store

Needle in a Haystack is a co-op game for up to 6 players about doing exactly what the name suggests.

There’s a needle hidden somewhere among millions of pieces of hay. You know it’s there. You’ve brought your friends to help. This should be manageable.

Troll your friends

Dig together, spread out, or spend far too long arguing about which part of the pile looks promising. There’s plenty of work to share, although bringing more people doesn’t necessarily mean anyone is being particularly helpful.

It’s a game you can settle into while talking with friends, right up until somebody does something that needs explaining.

Get a little carried away

Earn money as you search and spend it on equipment that opens up new ways to tackle the pile. Put together a sensible setup, experiment with what you’ve got, or throw money at an idea your group is absolutely convinced will work.

There’s a lot you can pick up, move around, and throw. You’ll probably find a use for most of it. Whether that use has anything to do with finding a needle is another matter.

Collect them all

Collect all the different needle types and add them to your collection. Each with their own crazy look.

Leave room for distractions

The haystack isn’t the only thing worth paying attention to. There are discoveries tucked away, things happening around you, and plenty of opportunities to abandon a perfectly good plan.

We’d rather let you stumble into those yourself.

Take the search seriously or make an afternoon of it. Just remember where you put the needle if you actually find it.

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Screenshots

14 available
Observed momentum

Moving similarly

Compared with the latest two retained daily readings

Games with the most comparable recorded change in players, and where available Steam reviews and Twitch viewers. This is a data similarity, not a recommendation or an explanation of cause.

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