About Needle: The 1% Challenge
Needle: The 1% Challenge is a single player casual simulation game with horror and comedy themes. It is being developed by Fruitdish and will be released on October 31, 2026.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
Needle: The 1% Challenge is a casual simulation game with horror and comedy themes. Common tags for Needle: The 1% Challenge include first-person, indie, surreal, psychological, relaxing and others.
Needle: The 1% Challenge is available on PC and Windows.
Needle: The 1% Challenge is scheduled to be released on October 31, 2026.
Needle: The 1% Challenge was developed by Fruitdish.
Needle: The 1% Challenge is a single player game.
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