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Needle: The 1% Challenge

Needle: The 1% Challenge

English supported Casual Indie Simulation
$4.99
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Find the needle. One needle is hidden somewhere in a haystack of one million straws. Dig through the pile by hand, feed the hay to the machine, upgrade your tools and search with a metal detector. No automation. No shortcuts. 99% will give up before they find it. Will you?

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Typical discount15%Up to 15%
Big Steam saleD-34Steam Winter Sale
US Steam price$4.99Korea 18% cheaper · ≈₩6,657

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$3.24$3.93$4.62$5.30$5.9910/3011/0311/0711/1011/14Steam all-time low $4.24 (ITAD)2026-10-30 02:30 · $4.24 (-15%) (IsThereAnyDeal history)2026-10-30 07:51 · $4.24 (-15%)2026-11-13 04:21 · $4.99

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Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570, 2 GB VRAMNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
Processor Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory 4 GB RAM8 GB RAM

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About this game

DeveloperFruitdish
PublisherFruitdish
Released29 Oct, 2026
Languages
English French Italian German Spanish - Spain Czech Danish Dutch Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese - Brazil Portuguese - Portugal Russian Simplified Chinese Spanish - Latin America Swedish Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian

Full audio · Listed languages are supported in the interface, subtitles, or audio (at least one).

A million straws. One of them is not straw

You are locked in a walled yard with a haystack the size of a building. There is one way out: a door. The door needs the needle.

Dig it out. Handful by handful.

99% will give up. Will you?

Handful by handful

Start with your bare hands. Carry the hay to the conveyor and feed the machine. The machine pays. It does not say thank you.

Spend the money in the equipment shop, where nobody is ever behind the counter. Work your way up from tongs to a hay vacuum, get a bigger backpack, upgrade the conveyor. Buy a metal detector. It points. It does not find.

No shortcuts. Nothing digs for you.

A man and his coconut

You are not alone in there. He talks to himself, to the machine and to Larry.

Larry is a coconut.

The days go by. The pile goes down. He makes less and less sense.

Don't look above the wall

Something is watching from the other side of the wall. It just watches...

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FAQ

QHow much does Needle: The 1% Challenge cost right now?

Needle: The 1% Challenge costs $4.99 right now.

QWhat is the lowest price ever for Needle: The 1% Challenge?

Based on Wish9's price records and IsThereAnyDeal history, the lowest price is $4.24.

QShould I buy Needle: The 1% Challenge now?

The lowest recorded price is $4.24. It's 18% higher right now. It has gone on sale 1 time in the past year. The next big Steam sale, the Steam Winter Sale, starts in 34 days. This is for reference, based on past price records, and doesn't guarantee future prices.

QWhat are the recommended and minimum specs for Needle: The 1% Challenge?

Recommended: Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, Processor Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Memory 8 GB RAM. Minimum: Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570, 2 GB VRAM, Processor Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, Memory 4 GB RAM. Save your PC specs on Wish9 to compare them with this game instantly.