Minecraft The Sift announced for 2027: new dimension for Java and Bedrock

The Sift is described as Minecraft’s fourth dimension, alongside the Overworld, the Nether, and The End.
The expansion is reportedly planned for Java Edition and Bedrock Edition in 2027, but no exact release date has been confirmed.

What happened

During Minecraft Live on September 26, 2026, Mojang reportedly presented The Sift as a new dimension for Minecraft. In the provided sources, the addition is framed as the first new dimension since The End in 2011, giving the game an extra world layer for the first time in years.

The reporting explicitly describes The Sift as Minecraft’s fourth dimension, alongside the Overworld, the Nether, and The End. It is also said that the expansion is due to arrive in 2027 for both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. A fixed release date has not been announced yet, so the available information is currently limited to a release window.

Official social posts support that framing. The Minecraft account wrote on X: “Brave a new dimension in #DungeonsII: The Sift!”, while Xbox boss Asha Sharma referred in a separate post to “our first new dimension in more than 14 years” during Minecraft Live. In the same post, she also mentioned more than 300,000 new players per day and 425 million+ copies sold, but those figures are separate from the details about The Sift.

Timeline

2011: The End appears in the sources as the last new Minecraft dimension.
September 26, 2026: Mojang announces The Sift during Minecraft Live 2026.
September 26, 2026: The official Minecraft account links The Sift to #DungeonsII in a social post.
September 27, 2026: Further reporting confirms that The Sift is reportedly coming to Java and Bedrock in 2027.
2027: Target release window for The Sift, with no fixed date yet.

Background

According to the sources, Minecraft has three core dimensions: the Overworld, the Nether, and The End. The Sift would be added as a fourth dimension. That makes the announcement notable, because the game has not received a new dimension since 2011.

The available information also says Mojang talked about new biomes, mobs, and ways to play and explore, but without technical details. As a result, it is still unclear how large the new dimension will be, which gameplay systems it will be tied to, or how players will access it.

Another unclear point is the connection to Minecraft Dungeons II. The official social posts and video framing reference #DungeonsII, but the sources do not fully clarify whether The Sift will first appear in that context and then come to the base game, or whether this is part of a broader announcement campaign.