Minecraft
Independent Minecraft Java and Bedrock guides. Explore getting started, survival, crafting, redstone and multiplayer topics.
Owners of digital Minecraft on Switch 1 get Standard Edition free until the end of January 2027. The ice caves Holiday Drop is the last drop of 2026; no day announced yet.
The scheduled date has arrived. Our guide has the current status.
Java 26.4 Snapshot 6 adds Snow Bricks and the Cold Sulfur Cube, which freezes water as it moves. Snapshot 5 added Packed Ice Bricks, and Snapshot 4 brought jukebox playlists and Brittle Ice. These are test builds, so back up your main world.
Rob A Mob is a PvP mode that arrived on Bedrock's server tab on October 29, 2026. You earn money by showing off valuable mobs at your base while other players try to steal them. PvP starts off for new players.
Wilderness Bound is the free game drop that came with Java 26.3 and Bedrock 26.50 on September 15, 2026. It adds the Dappled Forest, poplar trees, abandoned camps, Cushions and the single-use Straw Bed.
Bedrock 26.60 came out on October 27, 2026. Turn on the Drop 4 of 2026 experiment in a new world to try ice caves, the Frostbite and the Freezing effect. The update also ships more than 600 bug fixes.
To get the Hero Cape, log into Minecraft Dungeons II before December 31, 2026 with the Microsoft account you played Minecraft Dungeons on; the cape then unlocks in Java and Bedrock too. Camp Out rewards can be claimed until June 16, 2027.
The Minecraft Dragon Ball Z DLC got its 1.1 Legends Update on October 21, 2026. It adds Bardock, Teen Gohan, Gotenks and Vegito, a Custom Tournament mode for up to 8 players, 4 new story fights and 11 alternate outfits.
Minecraft Dungeons II supports solo play or parties of up to 4. Couch co-op groups can open the session online for remote friends, crossplay works across every platform, and your hero is saved online.
The Sift is the new dimension coming to Minecraft Java and Bedrock in 2027; no exact date is out yet. Right now you can only explore it in Minecraft Dungeons II, released on 29 September 2026.
Ice caves and the frozen zombie, now named Frostbite, are playable in Java 26.4 Snapshot 3 and Bedrock Preview 26.60.29 testing. Keep stable worlds separate from these test and experimental setups.
Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2 launched on October 27, 2026. If you own Minecraft digitally on Switch 1, you can upgrade to the Standard Edition free until the end of January 2027.
Java 26.4 Snapshot 3, released October 6, 2026, opens the ice-cave content for testing. Use a world separate from your regular save; this build is not a stable release.
A wrong Microsoft account or missing dependencies can cause Launcher problems. First identify whether the failure happens during installation, sign-in or game launch, and keep the exact message.
