VERSION TIMELINE
Visual timeline of Minecraft updates from 2011 to 2024.
2012
January 12, 2012
56 new language translations / Spawn eggs in Creative mode / Superflat world type
March 1, 2012
Jungle biome with jungle trees and ocelots / Iron Golems / Cats (tamed ocelots)
August 1, 2012
Trading with Villagers / Adventure mode / Emeralds and Emerald Ore
October 25, 2012
Wither boss and Wither Skeletons / Beacons / Anvils for repairing and renaming items
2013
March 13, 2013
Redstone Comparators / Hoppers / Dropper block
July 1, 2013
Horses, Donkeys, and Mules / Horse armor and saddle mechanics / Leads (leashes) and Name Tags
October 25, 2013
Massive biome overhaul with many new biomes / Amplified world type / New flowers (Sunflower, Lilac, Rose Bush, Peony, etc.)
2016
February 29, 2016
Dual-wielding and off-hand slot / Attack cooldown and sweep attacks / Shields replaced sword blocking
June 8, 2016
Polar Bears / Husks (desert zombie variant) / Strays (cold skeleton variant)
November 14, 2016
Woodland Mansions / Vindicators and Evokers (Illagers) / Vexes summoned by Evokers
2019
2021
June 8, 2021
Copper ore and copper blocks with oxidation / Amethyst Geodes and spyglass / Axolotls
November 30, 2021
World height extended from Y=0-256 to Y=-64 to Y=320 / Massive cave generation overhaul / Cheese caves, spaghetti caves, and noodle caves
2022
2023
March 14, 2023
June 7, 2023
Archaeology system with Brush and Suspicious Sand/Gravel / Decorated Pots from pottery sherds / Cherry Grove biome with Cherry Blossom trees
June 12, 2023
September 21, 2023
December 5, 2023
December 7, 2023
2024
April 23, 2024
April 29, 2024
June 13, 2024
Trial Chambers (underground structures) / Breeze mob with wind charge attacks / Trial Spawners with scaling difficulty
August 8, 2024
November 26, 2024
December 3, 2024
December 3, 2024