Minecraft's First New Dimension in 14 Years Is Coming — Meet the Sift

Mojang Studios revealed the Sift at Minecraft LIVE — a brand-new dimension that will first appear in Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29, then make its way into Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition in 2027. It's the first new dimension added to the Minecraft universe in over 14 years.

The Sift is a colorful, rules-bending reality that bleeds into the Overworld at the start of Dungeons II — strange events, new enemy types, and souls drifting through the world signal that something has gone badly wrong. Inside the Sift, shifting tides affect your character and nearby mobs, hazardous new blocks change how you approach exploration, and entirely new environments test your skills. Confirmed biomes include Meadows and Carapace, though Mojang is keeping other areas under wraps for players to discover. Mobs in the Sift include both new companions and new threats, all unique to this dimension. Mojang hasn't detailed how players will access the Sift when it arrives in the base game in 2027, but confirmed that Dungeons II is effectively a preview — the mobs, blocks, and biomes there will inform what eventually lands in Java and Bedrock.

Minecraft hasn't added a new dimension since the End arrived back in 2011, so the Sift is a genuinely big deal for a game that still pulls hundreds of millions of players. Dungeons II itself is an action RPG follow-up to the 2020 original Minecraft Dungeons, and it's launching on Xbox Series X|S, PC via Xbox and Steam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. It's included with Game Pass and supports Xbox Play Anywhere, so one purchase covers both console and PC.

Mojang is pointing players toward future Minecraft LIVE events for more details on when and how the Sift will arrive in the main game. For now, Dungeons II on September 29 is the only way to get an early look at what's coming in 2027.