How to play Search For The Needle: Farmhouse first run
Quick answer
To play Search For The Needle, start with the Farmhouse map loop: enter the FARMHOUSE portal, choose NORMAL, set Party Size to 1, and press CREATE. In the map, click the haystack until the starting counter reaches 25, carry the hay to the cow at the barn window, use Sell, press Tab, and buy Speed and Grasp before repeating. When the Needle is found, Roblox awards the enabled Found the Needle! Badge.
Start a Farmhouse run
- Walk into the FARMHOUSE portal in the lobby.
- Select Normal for a first clear. Hard is available, but it is a poor starting choice without progression.
- Leave party size at 1 for a solo run.
- Press Create and wait for the Farmhouse teleport.
The creation screen is important because difficulty and party size are chosen before the run. If you meant to play solo on Normal, fix those settings before pressing Create rather than trying to change them inside the map.
Repeat the collect-and-sell loop
The opening loop alternates between two objective states:
- Collect Hay: click the pile until the bag reads 25/25.
- Give the Hay to the Cow: leave the pile and head to the barn window.
- Use the Sell interaction at the cow.
- Press Tab to open the upgrade menu.
- Spend the cash, return to the haystack, and repeat.
The documented Normal opening pays $0.01 per hay, so a full 25-hay bag produces $0.25. The first Speed upgrade is shown at $0.23. Those figures describe the observed opening state and can change with updates; the route remains the same even if a future balance patch changes a price.
Best early upgrade decision
Buy Speed first when the walk between pile and barn is the largest time loss. Buy Grasp when each click removes too little hay. Together they attack the two slowest parts of the cycle: travel and collection.
The documented Tab menu also contains Hand, Hold, Dynamite, Pitchfork, and FEED. Do not assume an exact effect or later-level cost from the name alone. The upgrades guide separates the known opening choices from values that are not established.
Fix a stalled objective
| What you see | What to do next |
|---|---|
| Collect Hay below capacity | Keep clicking the haystack. |
| Collect Hay at 25/25 | Stop clicking and move toward the cow. |
| Give the Hay to the Cow | Use Sell at the barn window. |
| Cash available after a sale | Open Tab and purchase a useful upgrade. |
| Hard Mode barely moves | Leave and build progression on Normal. |
Clicking after the bag is full does not advance the run. Likewise, trying to sell before the objective changes will not replace the collection step. The tracker at the top of the screen is the best next-action indicator.
Confirm the Needle counted
The Roblox Badge API lists Found the Needle! as an enabled Badge and describes it as the reward for finding the Needle. Check the badge notification or your Roblox Badges after the find. If the Badge does not appear immediately, allow the platform to refresh before repeating a full run.
The Badge is a completion check, not a location hint. The game still expects the hay-clearing loop; there is no supported fixed coordinate on this page for a randomly revealed Needle.
After the first clear
Move to Hard Mode only when the opening cycle is comfortable. Then check Classes for Gem-based roles, Badges for the complete achievement list, or the UFO page for the separate secret status.
The route and opening numbers above were cross-checked against the illustrated Farmhouse walkthrough and the official Roblox Badge row.