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The Sift, through a dungeon crawler's lens.

Minecraft Dungeons II is the first officially announced place to experience The Sift. It is not the same game as Minecraft Java or Bedrock.

DUNGEONS
II
29—09

What is confirmed?

The Sift is a new dimension inside Dungeons II's adventure. Official coverage says rifts can transport players into it, where they meet new rules, environments, blocks, and mobs.
Xbox Wire

The official Dungeons II page describes the sequel as a dungeon-crawling action RPG with new missions, enemies, and areas. Xbox Wire adds the Sift-specific context: a bright new reality, hazardous blocks, shifting tides, and an interconnected world with rifts.

That is enough to explain the relationship. It is not enough to publish a complete bestiary, drop table, or map yet.

The important distinction

Dungeons II is not vanilla Minecraft.

Minecraft Dungeons II is a separate action RPG adventure. The Sift will later come to Minecraft Java and Bedrock, but the vanilla edition has its own release window and entry method still to be announced.

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Known ingredients

The early evidence board.

Confirmed

Rifts

Official coverage says rifts appear through the interconnected world and transport players to The Sift.

Named area

Meadows

One of the areas named in the official coverage. Details are intentionally held for verification.

Named area

Carapace

A second named area. No unverified terrain, mob, or loot claims are attached to it here.

Still open

Other areas

Official coverage says other Sift areas are being kept secret for players to discover.

Still open

New mobs

New companions and threats are confirmed in principle; named entities are not yet published here.

Primary sources

Read it from the reveal.

About Minecraft Dungeons II

Official game page with platforms, Dungeons II relationship, and 29 September 2026 release date.

Open source

Minecraft LIVE 2026: The recap

Official recap confirming The Sift in Dungeons II and its planned arrival in Java & Bedrock in 2027.

Open source

Minecraft Dungeons II’s New Dimension Coming to Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition

Official Xbox Wire report with confirmed Sift context, Meadows and Carapace, and the still-undisclosed vanilla entry method.

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