{"id":2166142,"date":"2026-09-27T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166142"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:20:18","slug":"minecraft-is-getting-its-first-new-dimension-in-14-years-and-its-called-the-sift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166142","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 14 years, and it&#8217;s called The Sift"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 14 years, and it&#8217;s called The Sift<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Sift happens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/MCL_Dungeons2_sift_1280x720.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A blocky, stylized landscape with a glowing blue portal in the center. The environment is colorful, featuring pink and purple rock formations, turquoise foliage, and an aurora-like sky with streaks of green and white.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"MCL_Dungeons2_sift_1280x720.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Mojang<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-09-27T11:20:18+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Sept. 27, 2026, 11:20 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"a116757c-bb3c-4e34-906b-702ec365b6a0\" data-name=\"Minecraft\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Minecraft\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Minecraft\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Minecraft\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Minecraft\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Minecraft\" title=\"Follow Minecraft\"><br \/>\n  Follow Minecraft<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Minecraft maker Mojang has announced The Sift, a new Minecraft dimension that will join the Overworld, the Nether, and The End when it launches on Java and Bedrock in 2027. It&#8217;s the first new dimension added to the game since The End arrived in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The Sift will appear first in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/minecraft-dungeons\">Minecraft Dungeons<\/a> 2, slated for release on 29th September, before coming to the base game next year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Minecraft Dungeons 2 &#8211; Official Get Ready Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-lGfUJXHd2g\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Sift was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/mclive_sept2026_recap\">announced<\/a> during Minecraft Live on 26th September, alongside the wider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dungeons-2\">Dungeons 2<\/a> reveal. We didn&#8217;t get much information about it &#8211; Mojang is holding back most of the details for now &#8211; but did describe it as a new environment that will bring new biomes, mobs, and ways to play and explore. As yet, there&#8217;s no firm release date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Minecraft Live revealed that the newest Minecraft dimension isn&#8217;t just finding its home in Dungeons 2, it&#8217;ll also be coming to Minecraft Java &amp; Bedrock Edition next year,&#8221; the team teased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be the first new dimension in over 14 years &#8211; joining the Overworld, the Nether and the End as our fourth dimension. During the broadcast, you got a glimpse into this dimension in Minecraft &#8211; and even one of the mobs that calls it home. But surely that&#8217;s not enough! Luckily you can experience it for yourself in Minecraft Dungeons 2 &#8211; coming September 29, 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We also learned that Minecraft World will open in London at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in 2027, and have &#8220;something for every type of player&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are you an explorer? Great, this place is enormous. A builder? Let me show you to the world&#8217;s first Minecraft World Hotel, where you can enjoy meals in a deep-sea diner, recharge in themed rooms, and mingle with mobs. No word on phantoms, but that&#8217;s mainly because the beds are so comfortable that sleep deprivation has yet to be an issue!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;ll also be the world&#8217;s first Minecraft rollercoaster, which is both in- and outdoors and described as &#8220;terrifying and thrilling&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today we reported that more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/minecraft-300000-new-players-daily-minecraft\">300,000 players try Minecraft for the first time every single day<\/a>. That&#8217;s according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who announced on Twitter\/X over the weekend that despite 17 years and 425 million copies sold, &#8220;Minecraft is still finding new players&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Minecraft maker Mojang has announced The Sift, a new Minecraft dimension that will join the Overworld, the Nether, and The End when it launches on Java and Bedrock in 2027. It&#8217;s the first new dimension added to the game since The End arrived in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The Sift will appear first in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/minecraft-dungeons\">Minecraft Dungeons<\/a> 2, slated for release on 29th September, before coming to the base game next year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Minecraft Dungeons 2 &#8211; Official Get Ready Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-lGfUJXHd2g\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Sift was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minecraft.net\/en-us\/article\/mclive_sept2026_recap\">announced<\/a> during Minecraft Live on 26th September, alongside the wider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dungeons-2\">Dungeons 2<\/a> reveal. We didn&#8217;t get much information about it &#8211; Mojang is holding back most of the details for now &#8211; but did describe it as a new environment that will bring new biomes, mobs, and ways to play and explore. As yet, there&#8217;s no firm release date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Minecraft Live revealed that the newest Minecraft dimension isn&#8217;t just finding its home in Dungeons 2, it&#8217;ll also be coming to Minecraft Java &amp; Bedrock Edition next year,&#8221; the team teased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be the first new dimension in over 14 years &#8211; joining the Overworld, the Nether and the End as our fourth dimension. During the broadcast, you got a glimpse into this dimension in Minecraft &#8211; and even one of the mobs that calls it home. But surely that&#8217;s not enough! Luckily you can experience it for yourself in Minecraft Dungeons 2 &#8211; coming September 29, 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We also learned that Minecraft World will open in London at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in 2027, and have &#8220;something for every type of player&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are you an explorer? Great, this place is enormous. A builder? Let me show you to the world&#8217;s first Minecraft World Hotel, where you can enjoy meals in a deep-sea diner, recharge in themed rooms, and mingle with mobs. No word on phantoms, but that&#8217;s mainly because the beds are so comfortable that sleep deprivation has yet to be an issue!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;ll also be the world&#8217;s first Minecraft rollercoaster, which is both in- and outdoors and described as &#8220;terrifying and thrilling&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today we reported that more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/minecraft-300000-new-players-daily-minecraft\">300,000 players try Minecraft for the first time every single day<\/a>. That&#8217;s according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who announced on Twitter\/X over the weekend that despite 17 years and 425 million copies sold, &#8220;Minecraft is still finding new players&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 14 years, and it&#8217;s called The Sift Sift happens. 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