The confirmed picture
Mojang introduced the Sift as a new dimension reached through rifts in Minecraft Dungeons II. At Minecraft LIVE in September 2026, it also announced plans to bring the dimension to Minecraft Java and Bedrock in 2027. The official Java and Bedrock feature set has not been fully detailed.
This guide keeps those official plans separate from fan projects. A portal sequence, Siftite gear, or a Singer encounter described here may belong to a specific mod rather than future vanilla Minecraft.
Can you enter it now?
Minecraft Dungeons II is scheduled to launch September 29, 2026; availability should be checked on the official store in your region. On Java Edition, Mielon’s The Sift already has author-published releases for four Minecraft and loader combinations. Bedrock does not use those Java .jar files.
- For the upcoming vanilla dimension, watch official Minecraft announcements.
- For a playable Java fan interpretation, match the exact game version and loader before installing.
- For the Dungeons II interpretation, use the separate game rather than a Java mod.
What may differ
The community mod author explicitly describes the project as an interpretation rather than an exact Dungeons II replica. Its mobs, materials, portal, and world generation should be read in that context.