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Needle Day

Needle Day
Type Event
Event style Holiday
Event date November 11th

Needle Day is an annual event which occurs on November 11th, or 11/11. It was chosen for being the “pointiest date”, suiting the aesthetic of Needle. The event is not formally organized with rules, but instead, the developers of Needle (Galla and Zichqec) release an update on the day, and new shells may be released for download as well. Fans of the ghost sometimes submit additional shells of their own.

Needle Day 2022

The very first Needle Day, being the first 11/11 to occur after Needle's release in Ghost Jam 2022. Needle v1.1.0 was released, and two shells were released by the developers. These releases are when the term “Needle Day” was coined.

Thumbnail Name Developer
Close-Up View Zichqec
Tiny Pokey Pixels Zichqec

Needle Day 2023

The second Needle Day was the first to be anticipated, and be planned for well in advance. Needle v1.1.1 was released, and 11 shells were released by the developers. 4 additional shells were released by fans of the ghost shortly after the update was released.

Needle Day 2024

The third Needle Day was the first to have releases for the day besides shells for Needle and a content update. Needle v1.1.3 was released for the occasion and brought Needle to 1000 dialogues, a record in the English community at the time. It was nearly beaten out by Skrunkly which was updated less than 24 hours prior to Needle Day and was only a few dialogues short of 1000. The achievement was declared a shared victory by the devs.

On November 9th, Galla and Zichqec presented a pseudo-crossword game in the Ukagaka Dream Team Discord server. If the crossword could be solved by the community, a new balloon would be created for Needle. The puzzle was solved, and so the balloon Needloon (readable) was created.

Beyond this, the shell Needkly was created for Skrunkly, which depicts Skrunkly with Needle features. The shell Needle Dog was also rereleased, and made publicly available for the first time.