Start on Normal
Choose Farmhouse, Normal, and a solo party for the cleanest introduction. Collect until the 25-hay bag is full, then stop clicking and follow the cow objective to the barn window.
Open the Locations hub first, then jump to the Farmhouse walkthrough, Secrets, Codes, Events, or badges without following unverified routes.

Current update watch
Roblox currently shows the Chapter 2 new-map signal and a September 5 update for Search For The Needle. The Sep 5-15 timing remains a reported window, and route details still need the live in-game panel.
Developer
Garage Games
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Chapter 2
BASEMENT
Choose your objective
Choose Farmhouse, UFO, or Chapter 2 status without guessing a route.
Open guideStart a Farmhouse run and build a faster hay-search loop.
Open guideCheck the active ALIEN code, redeem steps, and reward label status.
Open guideTrack the UFO badge, Alien notes, and unverified hidden routes.
Open guideThe first clean loop
Current observed snapshot: a fresh Farmhouse bag holds 25 hay, a full bag sells for $0.25, and the first Speed level shows $0.23. Repeat with a wider, faster search pattern.
See every stepFill the 25-hay starting bag.
Return for $0.01 per hay.
Take Speed first, then Grasp.
A reliable first session
Search For The Needle is easier when each screen tells you one next action. The objective tracker controls the run, the upgrade menu improves the cash loop, and the Classes booth uses Gems outside that loop. Keep those systems separate while learning.
Choose Farmhouse, Normal, and a solo party for the cleanest introduction. Collect until the 25-hay bag is full, then stop clicking and follow the cow objective to the barn window.
Current observed snapshot: a full opening bag is $0.25 and the first Speed level is $0.23. Speed shortens travel; Grasp addresses slow collection. Test one purchase before choosing the next.
Cash improves the active Farmhouse run. Gems pay for Class spins at the booth near spawn. The one-time 25-Gem group reward helps, but it does not cover the documented 40-Gem spin alone.
Roblox lists Found the Needle! as an enabled badge for the official experience. Check the notification or badge inventory after the result; the badge confirms completion but does not reveal a fixed Needle coordinate.
Complete wiki directory
Start with the four objectives above, then use these focused references for locations, rewards, achievements, events, and secrets.
Like the experience and join Garage Games, then rejoin if Claim stays locked. Combine the reward with daily Gems before your first spin.