Marketplace Pass and Realms Plus: RLCraft and Excalibur, August 2026

1 September 2026 · 5 min read

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In August 2026, the official Minecraft Marketplace Pass and Realms Plus subscriptions added the hardcore survival mode RLCraft Bedrock Edition, three new building and automation add-ons, and the medieval-themed Excalibur texture pack with new themed skins.

The content overview was published on the official minecraft.net site on August 4, 2026 — the article “Marketplace Pass and Realms Plus: August 2026.” It’s a monthly format in which Mojang sums up everything added over the past month to the two subscription services: Marketplace Pass (access to paid maps, skins, textures, and add-ons on the Marketplace) and Realms Plus (the same content catalog plus a dedicated Realms cloud server). We covered the difference between a regular Marketplace DLC purchase and a subscription in a separate guide on what DLC in Minecraft is: Marketplace Pass explained.

What was added in August 2026: quick list

As of September 1, 2026, all seven items are already available to Marketplace Pass and Realms Plus subscribers. The official material does not give separate release dates for each item within August — only the general publication date of the overview itself.

RLCraft Bedrock Edition: hardcore survival comes to Bedrock

The headline addition of the August update is RLCraft Bedrock Edition. It’s a Bedrock Edition mode built around hardcore survival: higher difficulty and stricter rules compared with standard survival. The official material does not list a specific set of mechanics or difficulty modifiers — only the fact that this mode has been added to the Marketplace Pass catalog for August 2026.

Bedrock Edition and Java Edition have historically diverged in which mods and maps are available on each: elaborate survival modpacks have traditionally been associated with the Java community. Now a similarly spirited experience is officially arriving on Bedrock as well. For more on how the two editions of the game actually differ, see our guide Java Edition vs Bedrock Edition: the official difference.

Building and automation add-ons: Huggy & Friends, Warpstones, Auto Factory

The second block of the August update is three new add-ons: Huggy & Friends, Warpstones, and Auto Factory. According to the official description, they share a common theme — building and farm automation. Auto Factory’s name directly points to automating production processes in the world, while the detailed functionality of Huggy & Friends and Warpstones (for example, whether Warpstones specifically handles teleportation between points in the world) has not been officially disclosed. As of September 1, 2026, that level of detail is not in Mojang’s overview — describing each add-on’s exact mechanics would be a guess, not a fact.

Excalibur and new skins: medieval styling and Halloween theming, well ahead of time

The August 2026 Marketplace Pass update also added the Excalibur texture pack — a medieval-themed pack that, judging by its name, leans into knightly and fantasy aesthetics. Alongside it came new skins, two of which are officially named: a mermaid skin and a Halloween-themed skeleton skin. That last detail is notable on its own: the skin appeared in the catalog well ahead of the Halloween season — Mojang traditionally prepares seasonal content well in advance.

Demand for solid Minecraft texture packs remains high outside the Marketplace as well: the gaming outlet PCGamesN keeps a running roundup of the best texture packs of 2026 for Java and Bedrock. That confirms texture packs remain one of the most sought-after content types in the wider Minecraft community, not just within the official subscription.

What the official overview doesn’t spell out

To be upfront about the material’s limits: the minecraft.net article from August 4, 2026 leaves out details on four fronts. First, specific prices or subscription terms — for current Realms Plus and Marketplace Pass pricing, see our separate guide. Second, a detailed list of RLCraft Bedrock Edition’s mechanics or difficulty levels. Third, a description of exactly what the Huggy & Friends and Warpstones add-ons do beyond their shared building-and-automation theme. Fourth, exact release dates for each item within August — only the overview’s overall publication date. If Mojang fills in these details later, this article should be updated.

How to get the new content

RLCraft Bedrock Edition, the automation add-ons, Excalibur, and the new skins are available to anyone who already has a Marketplace Pass or Realms Plus subscription — both open access to the full Marketplace content catalog, and Realms Plus additionally includes a dedicated cloud server. For exactly what’s included in each subscription tier and what it costs, see our guide Minecraft Realms: what it is and how much it costs. For context on which game versions are current right now and how drop numbering has worked since 2026, see Third Drop Minecraft 2026 — that’s the same release line the Bedrock version RLCraft just joined.

In short

In August 2026 (overview published August 4), Marketplace Pass and Realms Plus gained the hardcore RLCraft Bedrock Edition, three building and automation add-ons (Huggy & Friends, Warpstones, Auto Factory), the medieval Excalibur texture pack, and new skins — a mermaid and a Halloween-themed skeleton. The official overview gives no exact prices, no dates within the month, and no mechanic details — just the fact that this content is in the subscription catalog as of September 1, 2026.