Minecraft ice-caves game drop (working description)

Mojang Studios · Game

An upcoming Minecraft Java Edition drop featuring Ice Caves, icicles, ice crystals, the Frostbite mob and Brittle Ice; final title and release date remain unannounced.

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Research timeline

  1. Testing

    Brittle Ice expands the upcoming Java drop

    Java 26.4 Snapshot 4 adds breakable Brittle Ice in Ice Caves crevasses, a new hazard players must navigate. The substantial gameplay addition remains testing rather than a final game-drop release.

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  2. Testing

    Ice Caves and the Frostbite mob enter Java testing

    Java 26.4 Snapshot 3 introduces the Ice Caves biome, icicles, ice crystals and Frostbite's freezing attacks, materially establishing the announced upcoming drop.

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  3. Announcement

    Mojang reveals the next ice-caves game drop

    Minecraft Live revealed a frozen cave biome and new frozen zombie variant. No exact release date or final drop title is established in the official recap.

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