Games Like One Million Coins
If you want a short, cheap, first-person haul with a dense upgrade tree, start with One Million Coins. Needle In A Haystack is a real Steam alternative built around searching a pile and buying equipment, with co-op for up to six players. The other neighbors below have different jobs.
This comparison uses six Steam app-details snapshots from 22 October 2026 alongside app 5258340. Prices, platforms and descriptions come from those listings. It is a source-based comparison; this site has not tested the games.
Needle In A Haystack is a real alternative
Steam app 5085740 is Needle In A Haystack: search a hay pile, earn money and buy equipment, solo or with up to six players. The US price snapshot was $5.99 on 22 October 2026. It is not another title for One Million Coins, and this site has not measured its completion time.
| Game | Upgrade structure | Hands-on interaction | Session length |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Million Coins | 250+ nodes across seven paths | Scoop and deposit coins | Publisher estimate: about two hours |
| Needle In A Haystack | Buy equipment; node count not verified | Search, move and throw hay with optional co-op | Not measured here |
| Hydroneer / Gold Mining Simulator | Equipment and machinery rather than a verified node count | Dig, move and process material | Not measured here |
| PowerWash / Supermarket Simulator | Equipment or business progression | Wash surfaces or stock a shop | Not measured here |
| Melvor Idle / NGU IDLE | Many skills and upgrades; no comparable node count verified | Menu-driven rather than first-person pickup | Long-running idle progression; no hour estimate verified |
Six neighbors
Prices are US store figures from 22 October 2026. Sales will move them.
| Game | Price | Platforms | Loop | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Million Coins | $2.49 | Windows | First-person coins, 250+ nodes, one vault | 480 |
| Hydroneer | $14.99 | Windows | Dig, build a base, sell ore | 27,290 |
| Gold Mining Simulator | $19.99 | Windows | Alaskan gold mining with machines | 15,167 |
| PowerWash Simulator | $24.99 | Windows | Clean a job list with a washer | 51,088 |
| Supermarket Simulator | $19.99 | Windows, macOS | Stock, price, and staff a shop | 79,793 |
| Melvor Idle | $9.99 | Windows, macOS, Linux | Menu idle with a long skill list | 14,747 |
| NGU IDLE | Free, with purchases | Windows | Menu idle, many upgrades | No public recommendation count |
Which itch you actually have
Three questions separate them. None of these are scores.
- Hands on the mouse: One Million Coins, Hydroneer, Gold Mining Simulator, PowerWash, and Supermarket Simulator. Melvor Idle and NGU IDLE are menus.
- A tree you click for two hours, then stop: One Million Coins. Melvor and NGU are built to last much longer. I will not invent an hour count for them.
- A friend in the session: Hydroneer, PowerWash, and Supermarket Simulator list co-op. One Million Coins is single-player.
App ids checked 22 Oct 2026: Hydroneer 1106840, Gold Mining Simulator 451340, PowerWash Simulator 1290000, Supermarket Simulator 2670630, Melvor Idle 1267910, NGU IDLE 1147690.
Questions
Is there a game called Needle in a Haystack?
Yes. Steam app 5085740 is Needle In A Haystack, a solo or up-to-six-player co-op game about searching hay and buying equipment.
Related
- Is $2.49 enough? — The short version of the buy decision.
- Get One Million Coins — Official Steam page only.
- Platforms — Why the phone and console searches are a no.
Sources
- One Million Coins Steam recommendations API — 480 reviews as of 2026-10-22.
- One Million Coins on Steam — $2.49 and Windows as of 2026-10-22.
- Hydroneer — App details 2026-10-22.
- Needle In A Haystack — App details: equipment, up to six-player co-op and US $5.99 snapshot, 2026-10-22.
- Gold Mining Simulator — App details 2026-10-22.
- Supermarket Simulator — App details 2026-10-22.
- NGU IDLE — App details 2026-10-22.
- PowerWash Simulator — App details 2026-10-22.
- Melvor Idle — App details 2026-10-22.
Updated 2026-10-22.