The wait is nearly over, and Minecraft's Chaos Cubed update is set to release on June 16, 2026, arriving as Java Edition 26.2 and Bedrock Edition 26.30. This will be the second major drop of the year, following the Tiny Takeover update that arrived in March 2026. The new Chaos Cubed update introduces the sulfur cube mob, sulfur caves, geysers, new blocks, and Parties for Bedrock Edition. It will be exciting to see all the new content making its way into the sandbox title.
Minecraft Chaos Cubed Update Release Timings
The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update is arriving on June 16, 2026, with an expected release time of 8 AM Pacific. Here is when the new release goes live across the world:
Americas
- Pacific Time (PDT): 8:00 AM, June 16
- Mountain Time (MDT): 9:00 AM, June 16
- Central Time (CDT): 10:00 AM, June 16
- Eastern Time (EDT): 11:00 AM, June 16
Europe
- British Summer Time (BST): 4:00 PM, June 16
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): 5:00 PM, June 16
Asia & Pacific
- India Standard Time (IST): 8:30 PM, June 16
- Singapore / China (SGT/CST): 11:00 PM, June 16
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 12:00 AM, June 17
- Australian Eastern Time (AEST): 1:00 AM, June 17
What is the Minecraft Chaos Cubed Update?
The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update is the second numbered game drop of 2026. Mojang has shifted away from its once-a-year update cycle to releasing smaller drops throughout the year, following a quarterly cadence. The centerpiece of the update is the sulfur cube, a passive mob that bounces around sulfur caves until a player feeds it a block, with the ingested block giving the cube a different property. Players can also pick up sulfur cubes in a bucket to transport them. The update introduces the sulfur caves biome, along with new sulfur and cinnabar blocks and their respective variants. Outside the sulfur content, the update includes a new Bounce music disc and a new Parties feature for Bedrock that allows players to join groups of up to 15 friends.
Minecraft Chaos Cubed Java vs. Bedrock
If 26.2 looks unusual compared to the old "1.x" scheme, that is by design. In December 2025, Mojang retired the long-running "Minecraft 1.x.x" numbering and switched to a year.drop.hotfix format. Bedrock continues to count from a higher base, which is why this same drop is Bedrock 26.30 rather than 26.2. Both versions will be released simultaneously on June 16.
