Minecraft:Game drop

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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 simply drop)<ref name="shy friends">Template:Mcnet</ref> is a type of named update containing a number of features related to a theme. Three to four game drops are released each year.

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 Bats and Pots or bigger, like Mounts of Mayhem. 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 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
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Bats and Pots	December 5, 2023	1.20.3	1.20.50	File:Bat JE4 BE3.png Updated bat model and texture Template:BlockSprite Improved decorated pot mechanics

2024

Name	Release date	Versions		Main features
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Armored Paws	April 23, 2024	1.20.5	1.20.80	Template:EntityLink and Template:ItemLink Template:Animate 8 new Minecraft:wolf variants
Bundles of Bravery	October 22, 2024	1.21.2	1.21.40	Template:Animate Minecraft:Bundle File:Hardcore Heart.svg Hardcore for Template:BE and Java Realms Template:Animate More distinctive banner pattern textures
The Garden Awakens	December 3, 2024	1.21.4	1.21.50	Template:BiomeLink and Template:BlockSpriteTemplate:BlockSprite Pale Oak Wood Template:BlockLink and Template:EntityLink Template:ItemSprite Template:Animate Resin block set

2025

Name	Release date	Versions		Main features
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Minecraft:Spring to Life	March 25, 2025	1.21.5	1.21.70	Template:ItemSprite Template:ItemSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:ItemSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite Template:BlockSprite New nature blocks Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate New farm animal variants for warm and cold biomes Template:EntitySprite Template:EntitySprite Increased chances for specific sheep colors for warm and cold biomes File:Green Leaf 3.png Fallen leaf particles Deserts and badlands ambient sounds Updated Template:EntitySprite wandering trader and Template:EntitySprite cartographer trades Template:ItemSprite Swamp Explorer, Jungle Explorer, and Village maps Template:Animate More distinctive spawn egg textures
Chase the Skies	June 17, 2025	1.21.6	1.21.90	File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png Locator bar Template:EntityLink Template:ItemSprite Improved Minecraft:lead mechanics Template:ItemSprite Made Minecraft:saddles craftable Template:EnvLinkTemplate:Only Template:ItemLink and Template:ItemLink
The Copper Age	September 30, 2025	1.21.9	1.21.111	Template:Animate Copper Golem and Template:Animate Minecraft:Copper Chest Template:Animate Copper Minecraft:tools, Minecraft:weapons, and Minecraft:armor Template:Animate Minecraft:Shelf Template:BlockSprite Template:Animate Template:Animate Template:Animate New copper decoration blocks Template:Animate Minecraft:Lightning Rod oxidation Template:Animate More distinctive Minecraft:dye textures
Mounts of Mayhem	December 9, 2025	1.21.11	1.21.130	Template:Animate Minecraft:Spear Template:EntityLink and Template:Animate Minecraft:Nautilus Armor Template:Animate Zombie Nautilus and Template:EntityLink File:Zombie Horse JE6.png Improved zombie horse and Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink, Template:EntityLink, and Template:EntityLink Template:ItemLink

2026

Name	Release date	Versions		Main features
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Minecraft:Tiny Takeover	March 24, 2026	26.1	26.10	Template:Animate Updated baby models and textures Template:BlockLink Template:Animate Updated rabbit model and textures Template:ItemSprite Made name tags craftable
Minecraft:Chaos Cubed	Q2 2026	26.2	26.30	Template:BiomeLink Template:Animate Sulfur and Template:Animate Minecraft:Cinnabar block sets Template:EntityLink

Game drops by season

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

• Spring Drop
• Summer Drop
• Fall Drop
• Winter Drop

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 Template:In.
• Minecraft:Spring to Life and 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>
• Chase the Skies was named "Summer drop" by a Mojang employee.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• 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".<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>

See also

• Major update
• Named update
• Version types
• Version history

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