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Screenshot containing features from Spring to Life, an example of a game drop

A game drop<ref name="bats and pots">Template:Tweet</ref> (or sometimes referred to as "drop")<ref name="shy friends">Template:Mcnet</ref> is a type of Minecraft:named update that adds new blocks, mobs, items or even 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.<ref>Template:Ytl (2:43:47)</ref> A game drop can be small, like Minecraft:Bats and Pots, or large, like Minecraft:The Copper Age. Game drops can have any number of features, and can tackle any feature types.<ref>Template:Ytl (3:20:10)Template:Info needed</ref>

The game drop system was first announced with the release of Minecraft:Armored Paws. Minecraft:Bats and Pots was then retroactively called a drop.

For the most part, one game drop is released in each business quarter of a year.

List of game drops

2023

Name	Release date	Version	Main features
Minecraft:Bats and Pots	December 5, 2023	Template:Jebe 1.20.50	File:Bat JE4 BE3.png Updated Minecraft:bat model and texture Template:BlockSprite Improved Minecraft:decorated pot mechanics

2024

Name	Release date	Versions	Main features
Minecraft:Armored Paws	April 23, 2024	Template:Jebe	Template:EntityLink and Template:ItemLink Template:EntitySprite 8 new Minecraft:wolf variants
Minecraft:Bundles of Bravery	October 22, 2024	Template:Jebe	Template:ItemLink File:Hardcore Heart.svg Minecraft:Hardcore for Template:BE and Java Realms
Minecraft:The Garden Awakens	December 3, 2024	Template:Jebe	Template:BiomeLink and Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Pale Oak wood set Template:BlockLink and Template:EntityLink Template:BlockSprite Minecraft:Resin block set

2025

Name	Release date	Versions	Main features
Minecraft:Spring to Life	March 25, 2025	Template:Jebe	Template:ItemSprite Template:ItemSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite New nature blocks Template:EntitySprite Template:EntitySprite Template:EntitySprite New Minecraft:farm animal variants for warm and cold biomes Template:EntitySprite Increased chances for specific Minecraft:sheep colors for warm and cold biomes File:Green Leaf 3.png Falling leaf particles Template:BiomeLink and Template:BiomeLink ambient sounds Updated Template:EntitySprite Minecraft:wandering trader and Template:EntitySprite Minecraft:cartographer trades Template:ItemSprite More distinctive Minecraft:spawn egg textures
Minecraft:Chase the Skies	June 17, 2025	Template:Jebe	File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Locator bar Template:EntityLink Template:ItemSprite Improved Minecraft:lead mechanics Template:ItemSprite Made Minecraft:saddles craftable Template:EnvLink Template:Only Template:ItemLink and Template:ItemLink
Minecraft:The Copper Age	September 30, 2025	Template:Jebe	Template:EntityLink and Template:BlockLink Template:ItemSprite Template:ItemSprite Template:ItemSprite Copper Minecraft:tools, Minecraft:weapons, and Minecraft:armor Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite New Minecraft:copper decoration blocks Template:Blocklink Template:ItemSprite More distinctive Minecraft:dye textures
Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem	December 9, 2025	Template:Jebe	Template:ItemLink Template:EntityLink and Template:ItemLink Template:EntityLink and Template:EntityLink File:Zombie Horse JE6.png Improved Minecraft:zombie horse and Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink, Template:EntityLink, and Template:EntityLink Template:ItemLink

2026

Name	Release date	Versions	Main features
Minecraft:Tiny Takeover	March 24, 2026	Template:Jebe	File:Baby Chicken JE3 BE3.png Updated Minecraft:baby models and textures Template:BlockLink File:Brown Rabbit BE4.png Updated Minecraft:rabbit model and textures Template:ItemSprite Made Minecraft:name tags craftable
Minecraft:Chaos Cubed	June 16, 2026	Template:Jebe	Template:EnvLink and Template:BiomeLink Template:BlockLink and Template:BlockLink block sets Template:EntityLink Template:ItemLink
Minecraft:Wilderness Bound	September 15, 2026	Template:Jebe	Template:BiomeLink and Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Poplar wood set Template:EnvLink, Template:BlockLink and Template:ItemLink Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Minecraft:Wool stairs and slabs Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Minecraft:Concrete stairs and slabs Template:ItemSprite Improved Minecraft:maps
Minecraft:Fourth Drop 2026Template:Upcoming	TBD	Template:Jebe	Template:BiomeLink Template:BlockLink and Template:BlockLink Template:EntityLink and Template:ItemLink Template:EffectLink effect

Game drops by season

Game drops can be classified into four types, based on which Northern Hemisphere season they are released in:

Minecraft:Mojang Studios has used this nomenclature on several occasions; for example:

Minecraft:The Garden Awakens has explicitly been referred to as the "Winter Drop" during its Minecraft:experiment phase Template:In.
Minecraft:Spring to Life and Minecraft:The Copper Age were respectively referred to as "Spring drop" and "Fall drop" in the manifest.json file of their respective experimental packs Template:In.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
Minecraft:Chase the Skies was named "Summer drop" by a Mojang employee.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
Some files on Minecraft:Minecraft.net use season to refer to drops in their names; for example:
- MCV_SpringDrop_testing_Jan8_Wildflowers_8a_1280x720.jpg uses "SpringDrop".<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
- MCV_Su25_VibrantVisuals_April2_Overworld_2_1280x720.jpg uses "Su25" for "Summer 2025".<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
- MCV_FA25_July22_02_Feature_CopperGolemStatue_C_DotNet_1280x720.jpg uses "FA25" for "Fall 2025".<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
The short link for the fourth drop of 2026's Minecraft:Feedback site section was https://aka.ms/mc-gamedrop_winter26.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

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 ** [https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/MCV_Su25_VibrantVisuals_April2_Overworld_2_1280x720.jpg MCV_Su25_VibrantVisuals_April2_Overworld_2_1280x720.jpg] uses "Su25" for "Summer 2025".<ref>{{mcnet|take-a-vibrant-test-flight|Take a vibrant test flight|April 2, 2025|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
 ** [https://www.minecraft.net/content/dam/minecraftnet/games/minecraft/screenshots/MCV_FA25_July22_02_Feature_CopperGolemStatue_C_DotNet_1280x720.jpg MCV_FA25_July22_02_Feature_CopperGolemStatue_C_DotNet_1280x720.jpg] uses "FA25" for "Fall 2025".<ref>{{mcnet|test-the-copper-golem-statue-and-the-shelf-block|Test the copper golem statue and the shelf block|July 22, 2025|Cristina Anderca}}</ref>
+* The short link for the [[Minecraft:Fourth Drop 2026|fourth drop of 2026]]'s [[Minecraft:Feedback site]] section was <code><nowiki>https://aka.ms/mc-gamedrop_winter26</nowiki></code>.<ref>{{mcnet|minecraft-26-4-snapshot-3|Minecraft 26.4 Snapshot 3|October 6, 2026}}</ref>
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