Minecraft announces new dimension The Sift, arriving in 2027

gamingSep 26, 202619226

On Minecraft Live Mojang revealed The Sift, a new dimension that will arrive in Minecraft Dungeons 2 later this month before coming to the base game in 2027. Conversation centers on the Ice Caves biome, called out for falling icicles, calcite, and a Frozen Zombie, plus a teased 'new guy' tied to the dimension. Posts point to portals hidden in ancient underground city ruins and speculate The Sift has a prehistoric bent, while mentions of tiny bunny creatures and hopes for more skulk and penguins underline what players want to explore with friends. Creators also called out how secret the project stayed, noting the team kept using a codename until the reveal.

Cubfan135

@thatcubfan135.bsky.social

New Sift Dimension is wild! Very excited to see what it will bring to Minecraft next year. Also very glad the Winter Drop later this year will bring a bit more dynamism to the underground!

The new dimension announced today for Java and Bedrock editions at Minecraft Live 2026 as seen in Minecraft Dungeons II. Featuring the ancient city portal leading to a new dimension of color and mystique.

533h ago

Marc Watson

@marc-irl.bsky.social

I am so hyped that we managed to contain news of a new dimension in both games successfully for so long. It still feels crazy to be able to say “Sift” and not the codename we drilled into people. Much of the extended Dungeons team didn’t even know it was a codename, it was so secret. 🤫

412h ago

Marc Watson26

If you want to get a feel for one game’s vision of the new dimension, I have great news for you: Minecraft Dungeons II is out on Tuesday! 🎉 (And the blub is a Deluxe Edition pet!)

kmb6006

It coming to vanilla must've been super hard to keep secret, especially after announcing it for Dungeons II only at first 😂

El Minehuy2

Secrets are secrets Marc, and this has been a very GOOD SURPRISE! Thank you.

Katie Payn2

Spending half of my life dedicated to making cool new content for a new Minecraft dimension has given me such an appreciation for how cool and original The Sift is. Really excited for Dungeons II and to see how The Sift comes together in Vanilla! It feels like The Aether's cousin 😄🩵

Elen1

What was the codename for the sift? 😙

brockneedscoffee.bsky.social

@brockneedscoffee.bsky.social

Hope folks enjoyed #MinecraftLive. So pumped that we finally revealed that we are bringing the Sift to Vanilla Minecraft. We have been working so hard to make this a reality and being able to share with the world a new dimension is coming to Vanilla is so exciting!

324h ago

TheWitherKing

@witherking001.bsky.social

YEAAAAHHH BABY THE SIFT IS COMING TO VANILLA MINECRAFT #Minecraft #MinecraftLive

164h ago

MintRefresh🍬

@mintrefresh.bsky.social

ICE CAVES ARE A NEW BIOME WITH FALLING ICICLES AND CALCITE! #Minecraft #MinecraftLIVE #MinecraftNews

164h ago

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Ves 🏳️‍⚧️👁8

Been asking for this for years let's goooo

Realm News2

Very cool! But, I can't wait to see what else they add. They are rather barren.

Xisuma

@xisumavoid.com

NEW DIMENSION FOR JAVA, Ice Cave Biome & Frozen Zombie | Minecraft Live 2026 Recap www.youtube.com/watch?v=v90f... #minecraftlive #4thdimension #siftdimension

121h ago

Onyx

@onyxwolfy.bsky.social

The little bunny creatures from the sift dimension. Who wants to be one?

42h ago

Yooberz 🍤

@yooberz.postes.club

the sift is apparently coming to regular Minecraft next year, with a new guy

71h ago

Tyketro

@tyketro.bsky.social

Great Live! Love what the Ice Caves are doing, and super excited for the Sift in Vanilla, and the Sift in Dungeons 2!

72h ago

MSDos Computer "System"

@mb2nd.bsky.social

IM SO EXCITED FOR THE ICE CAVES!!!!!! I hope penguins also get added, this would be the perfect chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Also the Sift coming to vanilla, actually peak cinema I'm so hyped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

52h ago

Rosyfia

@rosyfia.bsky.social

Sift aside I'm also very excited for yet another Cave Biome! ❄️ The biomes added in Caves & Cliffs were all fantastic, but they were still a little lacking. Now with 2 others, the underground will be feeling much more sufficiently varied, and Ice Caves were rather needed!

53h ago

🏳️‍⚧️Scarlet is Justified and Punny🏳️‍⚧️

@scarletjustipunny.bsky.social

Good afternoon How people(including me) reacted to the fact that they're straight up adding the sift in vanilla minecraft:

41h ago

🏳️‍⚧️Scarlet is Justified and Punny🏳️‍⚧️2

The winter drop this year is really cool but OH MY FUCKING GOD THEY'RE ACTUALLY STRAIGHT UP ADDING THE FUCKING SIFT IN VANILLA AND I THOUGHT ITS NOT GONNA GET ADDED UNTIL AFTER THE END GETS UPDATED-

AshishXMC

@ashishxmc.bsky.social

Oh. I thought it was never going to happen. Jeb was referring to the current live surprise. Alright, so about the End Update. There’s always another time. Anyways… Let’s go!! The Sift is coming to Minecraft as a 4th dimension next year!! :D

32h ago

Johnora

@johnora.bsky.social

Duuuude you guys killed it this Live! I am so ready to see the sift in Vanilla so I can explore it with my mates on my realm!

52h ago

Taliesin82

@taliesin82.bsky.social

anyways the fact that the portals to the sift are in ancient ruins of unerground cities just further confirms my hypothesis that the Sift is like a prehistoric dimension aka The Beginning #minecraft

33h ago

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