About Haystack Hunter
Haystack Hunter is a digging and upgrade game from Playgama that takes the old saying about a needle in a haystack literally. Each stack is made of millions of strands and hides a single needle. You dig by holding and dragging, pulling hay out of the pile and carving tunnels into it. The hay you remove is sold on the spot, so the search pays for itself.
That money goes into the upgrade list. There are eight tools, starting with bare hands and ending with the Golden Pitchfork. You can hire goats that eat hay on your behalf, buy a metal detector that beeps as you close in, and use dynamite to blast craters into the stack. The stacks hold more than needles: rubies, gold coins, lost rings, horseshoes, golden eggs, treasure chests and the odd rubber duck turn up as you dig. There are 12 needles and 19 hidden treasures to collect in total, along with fake needles such as sewing pins and rusty nails.
The game has 12 handcrafted haystacks, followed by an endless mode where the stacks keep getting bigger. Progress saves automatically, and goats continue earning while you are gone. It is a slow, relaxed game that suits players who like incremental upgrades and collecting. It is laid out for a landscape screen and works on desktop and mobile.
via Playgama
Game specifications
- Genre
- Clicker
- Technology
- HTML5 browser game
- Device support
- Check game controls
- Orientation
- landscape
- Glaze Games login
- Not needed to open player
- Publisher login
- Check game requirements
How to play Haystack Hunter
Dig through enormous haystacks in search of one hidden needle, selling the hay as you go and spending the money on better ways to dig.
Hold the left mouse button and drag across the stack to pull hay away. On a phone or tablet, touch and drag instead.
Watch your money rise. Every strand you dig out is sold automatically, so searching and earning are the same action.
Spend the money on the six upgrades: Strength and Reach for digging, Hay Price for income, plus Goats, Luck and the Metal Detector.
Listen for the metal detector once you own it. It beeps when you are getting close to the needle.
Find the real needle to finish the haystack, then move on to the next one.
Tips and strategy
- Buy goats early. They eat hay for you and keep earning while you are away from the game.
- Do not trust the first metal object you uncover. Sewing pins and rusty nails are fakes placed to fool you.
- Use dynamite as a shortcut through thick sections instead of digging every strand by hand.
- Raising Hay Price makes every later scoop worth more, so it is a sensible upgrade before a long dig.
- Hay behaves physically, and tunnels can cave in. Expect the stack to shift as you dig under it.
Frequently asked questions
How do you dig in Haystack Hunter?
On a computer, hold the left mouse button and drag across the hay. On a touchscreen, touch and drag.
How many haystacks are in Haystack Hunter?
There are 12 handcrafted haystacks. After those, an endless mode continues with larger and larger stacks.
What are the fake needles in Haystack Hunter?
Sewing pins and rusty nails are hidden in the hay and can be mistaken for the needle you are looking for. Only the real needle counts.
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