Game drop
A game drop[1] (or simply drop)[2] is a type of named update containing a number of features related to a theme. Three to four game drops are released each year in a quarterly schedule.
Game drops are loosely planned up to two years at most in advance, give or take, depending on community feedback.[3] A game drop can be small, like Bats and Pots, or large, like Chaos Cubed. Game drops can have any number of features, and can tackle any feature types.[4]
The game drop system was first announced with the release of Armored Paws. Bats and Pots was then retroactively called a drop. Due to being released after the announcement of the game drop system, Tricky Trials would also qualify as a drop but is not officially considered one.
This article is about updates released under the new schedule. For annual updates, see Major update. For other uses, see Drop (disambiguation).
A game drop[1] (or simply drop)[2] is a type of named update containing a number of features related to a theme. Three to four game drops are released each year in a quarterly schedule.
Description
Game drops are loosely planned up to two years at most in advance, give or take, depending on community feedback.[3] A game drop can be small, like Bats and Pots, or large, like Chaos Cubed. Game drops can have any number of features, and can tackle any feature types.[4]
The game drop system was first announced with the release of Armored Paws. Bats and Pots was then retroactively called a drop. Due to being released after the announcement of the game drop system, Tricky Trials would also qualify as a drop but is not officially considered one.
For the most part, one game drop is released in each business quarter of a year.
List of game drops
2023
| Name | Release date | Versions | Main features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||
| Bats and Pots | December 5, 2023 | 1.20.3 | 1.20.50 |
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2024
| Name | Release date | Versions | Main features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||
| Armored Paws | April 23, 2024 | 1.20.5 | 1.20.80 |
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| Bundles of Bravery | October 22, 2024 | 1.21.2 | 1.21.40 |
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| The Garden Awakens | December 3, 2024 | 1.21.4 | 1.21.50 |
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2025
| Name | Release date | Versions | Main features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||
| Spring to Life | March 25, 2025 | 1.21.5 | 1.21.70 |
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| Chase the Skies | June 17, 2025 | 1.21.6 | 1.21.90 |
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| The Copper Age | September 30, 2025 | 1.21.9 | 1.21.111 |
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| Mounts of Mayhem | December 9, 2025 | 1.21.11 | 1.21.130 |
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2026
| Name | Release date | Versions | Main features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||
| Tiny Takeover | March 24, 2026 | 26.1 | 26.10 |
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| Chaos Cubed | June 16, 2026 | 26.2 | 26.30 |
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| Third Drop 2026 | Q3 2026 | 26.3 | 26.50 |
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Game drops by season
Game drops can be classified into four types, based on which Northern Hemisphere season they are released in:
Although it is no longer the primary classification for game drops, Mojang Studios has used this nomenclature on several occasions:
- The Garden Awakens has explicitly been referred to as the "Winter Drop" during its experiment phase in Java Edition.
- Spring to Life and The Copper Age were respectively referred to as "Spring drop" and "Fall drop" in the
manifest.jsonfile of their respective experimental packs in Bedrock Edition.[5][6] - Chase the Skies was named "Summer drop" by a Mojang employee.[7]
- Some files on Minecraft.net use season to refer to drops in their names; for example :
- MCV_SpringDrop_testing_Jan8_Wildflowers_8a_1280x720.jpg uses "SpringDrop".[8]
- MCV_Su25_VibrantVisuals_April2_Overworld_2_1280x720.jpg uses "Su25" for "Summer 2025".[9]
- MCV_FA25_July22_02_Feature_CopperGolemStatue_C_DotNet_1280x720.jpg uses "FA25" for "Fall 2025".[10]
Videos
References
- ↑ ""Bats and Pots" and "Armored Paws" are both considered "game drops"" – @CornerHardMC on X (formerly Twitter), September 9, 2024
- ↑ "Shy Friends and Armored Paws" by Cristina Anderca – Minecraft.net, April 23, 2024.
- ↑ "לייב עם מפתח של מיינקראפט! עם @Ulraf !" – AdirTV on YouTube, August 10, 2025 (2:43:47)
- ↑ "לייב עם מפתח של מיינקראפט! עם @Ulraf !" – AdirTV on YouTube, August 10, 2025 (3:20:10)[more information needed]
- ↑ "This Drop is indeed a spring drop! #Minecraft" – @SmokeyStack_ on X (formerly Twitter), January 8, 2024
- ↑ "Confired [sic], Drop 3 is the Fall Drop. #Minecraft" – @SmokeyStack_ on X (formerly Twitter), July 1, 2024
- ↑ "The Spring to Life game drop comes today, the summer drop updates comes in June!" (archived) – @JustJosIt on X (formerly Twitter), March 25, 2025
- ↑ "New year, new testing features" by Sophie Austin, and Linn Viberg – Minecraft.net, January 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Take a vibrant test flight" by Sophie Austin – Minecraft.net, April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Test the copper golem statue and the shelf block" by Cristina Anderca – Minecraft.net, July 22, 2025.
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