Needlestack
Released
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Dig a 500-million-strand haystack, build a hay factory, ship truck orders and find 7 needles. Co-op for up to 10 players.
by crazystudio game
updated 3 days ago
216MB
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Needlestack
Changes
The Grand Pile
The Grand Pile
A changelist for Needlestack.

The Grand Pile

2.0.0
18 October 2026
Areas
14 changes in this update

Added

7 changes
Gameplay

  • The Grand Pile - the haystack now holds 24,000,000 strands

  • Seven needles - The Weaver's Bodkin and The Surgeon's Needle join the hunt, each with its own journal page

  • Wrapped needles - the two new needles hide from scanners until you research the Needle Scanner Mk2

  • New technologies - Needle Scanner Mk2, Deep Harvester (+2.5 m reach) and Mega Belts

  • Five new objectives - 28 in total, up to "find every needle"

Leaderboards & Achievements

  • Season 2 - fresh leaderboards for the Grand Pile

  • Four new achievements - X-Ray Vision, Patience Is a Thread, Steady Hands and Deep Digger

Improved

5 changes
Gameplay

  • Display case - rebuilt with seven velvet slots and engraved name plates

  • HUD, journal and victory screen - now count up to seven needles

  • Classic saves - games started before 2.0 keep their 12 M pile and 5 needles until you start a new game

  • Balance - early game unchanged; Biomass Boiler, Pellet Press and Magnetic Needle Catch now cost 1.5x

Leaderboards & Achievements

  • Season 1 - the old rankings stay in the journal under Season 1

Fixed

2 changes
UI

  • Journal - the needle page no longer shows a wrong compass side for randomized needles

  • Display case - the title plate text no longer runs into the screws