Needle In A Haystack - A Time For Goats news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
- Latest observed players8 · 10 October 2026 - 22:17:10 UTC
- SteamPulse tracked peak16
- Units sold (VGI)No data available
- Revenue (VGI)No data available
- Review scoreNot available
- Total reviewsNot available
- Release dateSep 18, 2026
- DeveloperRed Key Games
- PublisherRed Key Games
Genres: Casual, Simulation
Company pages: Developer: Red Key GamesPublisher: Red Key Games
Needle In A Haystack - A Time For Goats Steam news
Needle In A Haystack - A Time For Goats news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
Latest Steam announcements
- Let's Get Haycore - 26 September 2026
Haycore ModeWhen developing Needle in a Haystack - A Time for Goats, a sudden surge of similar games exploded onto Steam, catching us completely by surprise! We wondered how we could set ours apart from the other titles and, while some of you have already found it, we chose to keep it under wraps for the first week, introducing Haycore Mode!Finding the needle is only the first step in the journey of this game. Descend into hell and fight back the hordes of the Goat using the needle stack of all those who've come before you, within which a secret weapon lies, should you be lucky enough to find it!We hope you enjoy the second chapter of our game, and make sure to let us know what you think by leaving a review.BlueskyInstagramTiktokXYoutube
- Small Update - 26 September 2026
Some small bug fixes:Fixed a bug where you could not put items inside the market with the pitchforkFixed the displayed money amount on the market disappearing if you use it directly before upgrading it to the portal marketMoved fuse input location on the market to the front so it is easier to seeHave a good weekend everyone!
- 1,000 Copies Sold! - 25 September 2026
We've sold 1000 Copies of Needle In a Haystack - A Time For Goats!The team at Red Key Games wants to say a massive thank you to all 1,000 of you who picked up a copy and found the needle. We worked hard to turn this idea into reality in just four months, and while we learnt a lot in the process, the biggest accolade is that the players are enjoying it.So once more, thank you! Hopefully we'll have many more G.O.A.Ts picking up the game soon and we can celebrate the next milestone.If you've enjoyed the game, please leave a review to help spread the word, and join us on our growing social channels to keep up to date with projects and patches; BlueskyInstagramTiktokXYoutube
- Fixes & Improvements - 24 September 2026
Version 1.0.6Changes and additions:You can now buy a Fuse to upgrade the Market, which will allow it to auto-sell any loot that enters.Added a new, written Tutorial Board to make starting the game easier to understand.Changed the Piggy Bank to be pinkAdjusted the rotation of the Market & Bulk Sorter to be aligned in position with the conveyer beltsAdjusted lighting settings to make the level less brightAdded more conveyer belts into the mapYou now appear at the bottom of each Top 100 Leaderboard page with your global time ranking If you are enjoying the game please consider leaving a review! Thank you all for your support!
- Multiple bug fixes and improvements - 21 September 2026
Added a new particle effect when the holy haystrand is found Increase sound radius for dying enemies Increased volume of the boss' laser beam Added a "please review our game" button to the main menu after the needle is found Disabled clouds casting shadows, making the main level brighter Fixed a bug where players weren't getting enough money back from the market New footstep sound for when the player is walking on wood Added a sound for when the player clicks a category in the upgrade pc Added sound for when hay enters the bulk sorter Added a popup telling the player when they have found the holy haystrand Horned Overlord laugh now comes from the boss when he is in the level
- Small fixes - 19 September 2026
Small fixes for end of game, pitchfork and sign placement
- Welcome to Needle In A Haystack - A Time For Goats! - 18 September 2026
Hello everyone! A big welcome to Needle in a Haystack - A Time For Goats! Firstly, we hope you enjoy the game! We’ve been working hard on Needle in a Haystack for a while now, since early May 2026. We decided to set out and make this game and are very aware that since then, multiple hay games have surfaced and tweets have gotten super popular. We want to let everyone know that this is a crazy coincidence and not us copying ideas. We were already months into production when this all happened. We thought that it would be a good idea that we share both our SteamDB data and even our Perforce logs to show that this is the case. Therefore we have provided that below to settle any doubts. Ultimately, we hope this shows in the game. We decided to just keep working hard and launch the game. When we saw that duplicate names started appearing on Steam we contacted Valve to also change the name of…
Patch notes and updates
| S.no | Release date | Patch name | GID number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 September 2026 | Small Update | 1844751498227179 |
| 2 | 24 September 2026 | Fixes & Improvements | 1844751498222231 |
| 3 | 21 September 2026 | Multiple bug fixes and improvements | 1844115010502500 |
| 4 | 19 September 2026 | Small fixes | 1844115010497428 |
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