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When is the Sift coming to Minecraft?

Next year, in 2027, for both Java and Bedrock. That is all Mojang has said: no month, no update name, no snapshot yet. Until then, the only place to walk into the Sift is Minecraft Dungeons II.

Pink blocky grass under a pale teal sky, with a grey rocky outcrop in the distance
The first look at the Sift in vanilla Minecraft: pink grass under a teal sky.

For an edition-by-edition answer, see is the Sift coming to Java and Bedrock?

What Mojang said

“it'll also be coming to Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition next year.”

Minecraft LIVE recap, minecraft.net

“Mojang Studios confirmed that the Sift will come to Minecraft in 2027”

Xbox Wire, the same day

The broadcast closed its Sift segment on a title card naming both Bedrock and Java Edition. Whether the two get it at the same moment has not been said, and the year is as precise as it gets for now.

Timeline

  1. Gamescom

    The Sift is first announced, as the new dimension of Minecraft Dungeons II.

  2. August 15

    Mojang posts a 14-second clip titled “The Sift Gameplay” on the official Minecraft channel.

  3. September 26

    Minecraft LIVE: the Sift is confirmed for vanilla Java and Bedrock, with a few seconds of in-development footage and one named mob, the blub.

  4. September 29, 2026

    Minecraft Dungeons II launches. The Sift becomes playable for the first time.

  5. next year (2027)

    The Sift arrives in vanilla Minecraft. No month, snapshot or update name has been given.

Still unannounced

  • How you get there. No portal, block or structure has been shown for the vanilla entrance.
  • Whether it matches Dungeons II. Mojang has not said the vanilla Sift will be the same place.
  • Which update. No game drop has been named for it, and it is in no snapshot or preview build.
  • What else lives there. Only the blub is named. The block names you see around, like “healthy sculk”, come from fans.

“Mojang isn't talking too much about how to access the Sift, or how it will stand out from Dungeons II's expression of it”

Xbox Wire
Minecraft LIVE broadcastMinecraft · 25:05 · from 24:10The vanilla Sift reveal: pink grass, the blub, and the Bedrock & Java title card.

Where it will show up first

New Minecraft features usually turn up in Java snapshots and Bedrock Preview before a full release, so those are the places to watch, along with future Minecraft LIVE shows, where Mojang says it will share more. Until then: