Finding Needle in the Stack
One needle. One giant haystack. Free in your browser – no download.
You start next to an enormous 3D haystack with nothing but a pair of work gloves. Somewhere deep inside is one steel needle. Pull the hay apart, dig real tunnels you can walk through, and grab whatever turns up on the way – rusty nails, bottle caps, old coins, keys, rings and, very rarely, a diamond.
Sell your finds at the Trading Post and upgrade:
- Tools: Hay Hook → Pitchfork → Leaf Blower → Hay Vacuum 3000
- Metal detector: Mk I to Mk IV – from Mk III it can tell the needle apart from junk
- Auto-Sifters: machines that tunnel into the stack and sell what they find while you dig elsewhere
- Backpack, Running Boots and Magnet Gloves
Every tunnel you dig is saved automatically, loose hay collapses if you undermine it, and there's a Purist mode if you want to find the needle with just your gloves.
Works on PC and phones (touch controls included).
Play on the official site
For the best experience, full-screen play and the full guides, play at findingneedleinthestack.com.
Inspired by the viral “find a needle in a haystack” idea – this is my own free browser take on it. Feedback very welcome in the comments!
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