Top 23 Rust Gamedev Projects
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Project mention: 🦀 browser extension to explore rust cargo dependencies on GitHub repos | reddit.com/r/rust | 2022-06-28
Just a note though, it doesn't work with Cargo.toml in a tree. For instance, with bevy: https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy
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I would suggest implementation of a class-based game using Pyxel. https://github.com/kitao/pyxel
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Scout APM
Less time debugging, more time building. Scout APM allows you to find and fix performance issues with no hassle. Now with error monitoring and external services monitoring, Scout is a developer's best friend when it comes to application development.
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Project mention: Hey! Learning my first programming language and wanted some information. | reddit.com/r/rust | 2022-05-19
Use Godot. Its Python-inspired GDScript language is what I recommend for the most integrated IDE experience, but, godot-rust makes it easy to safely create a .so/.dll/.dylib which does the same stuff using Godot's GDNative APIs.
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I think feather's plugin system is pretty cool
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I notice that there are projects like mun trying to achieve a similar goal, but I'm kind of curious why they are not getting much attention from the community.
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Nice and simple. Its quite portable too. But simplicity and ease of use come with some limitations. Ash is much more complex but can extract every bit of power from your card if needed. Wgpu-rs github comes with many examples and you can find a really nice tutorial here
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JetBrains
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Another simple 2d framework that targeted wasm and desktop was https://github.com/ryanisaacg/quicksilver but unfortunately it was abandoned :( and never had android support.
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enet - Golden standard, tested and reliable - Not native rust - Does not seem to be popular in rust turbulence - Readme says it is not stable, but last meaningful commit was 1 year ago - Lacking documentation and examples - Not very popular laminar - Last meaningful release was 3 years ago (ignoring changes that fix typos etc.) - Despite this, everywhere (book, readme) there are mentions that it is under "active development" - Created for Amethyst, which is dead. I am kinda fearful that the same thing will happen to this lib. Tachyon - New and not tested in the battle - Many features that other libraries have planned, Tachyon actually has implemented - Lacking documentation (except for one big readme file), tests, examples Quinn - Big, under active development (daily commits), very popular because web development. - Modular, ability to just use core implemetation: quinn-proto - Do i really need TLS certificates and cryptography for my playing with friends game server? - Stream based, I would need to implement recv/send messages on top of it (not that hard tbh) - Only reliable stream and "unreliable" messages.
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Project mention: kira (game audio library) v0.6.0 - complete rewrite with streaming sound support and a leaner and more elegant API | reddit.com/r/rust | 2022-03-07
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raylib-rs are rust bindings for Raylib which has VR support: https://github.com/deltaphc/raylib-rs
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Project mention: I hope my new-to-programming-enthusiasm gives you all a little nostalgia | reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor | 2022-06-28
Shipyard (Rust)
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Project mention: Hey Rustaceans, Harvest Hero Origins has just released, written in rust! | reddit.com/r/rust | 2022-02-08
[dependencies] emerald = { git = "https://github.com/Bombfuse/emerald", branch = "master", default-features = false, features = [ "physics", "aseprite"] } inline_tweak = { version = "1.0.8" } futures = { version = "0.3.18", optional = true } lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", optional = true } flume = { version = "0.10.9", optional = true } bytemuck = "1.7.3" steamworks = { git = "https://github.com/Bombfuse/steamworks-rs", branch = "master", optional = true } image = { version = "0.23.14", default-features=false, features = ["png"] }
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Oxygen engine / Oxygengine that targets HTML5 and WASM.
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Project mention: Simplest way to get basic programmatic tile OR voxel graphics going? | reddit.com/r/rust | 2021-12-11
For 3d there's https://github.com/bonsairobo/building-blocks and https://github.com/bonsairobo/feldspar (wip)
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Another great option is ggez or, better yet, https://github.com/ggez/good-web-game which is a reimplementation of ggez on more extensible tech (and it runs on web and mobile too)
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Library comes with examples - https://github.com/dimforge/parry/tree/master/build/parry2d/examples
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ggrs
GGRS is a reimagination of GGPO, enabling P2P rollback networking in Rust. Rollback to the future!
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Gamedev projects in Rust? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bevy | 16,864 |
| 2 | pyxel | 10,043 |
| 3 | godot-rust | 2,525 |
| 4 | rx | 2,344 |
| 5 | feather | 1,738 |
| 6 | mun | 1,285 |
| 7 | ash | 1,069 |
| 8 | Coffee | 894 |
| 9 | rendy | 800 |
| 10 | quicksilver | 741 |
| 11 | Tetra | 717 |
| 12 | laminar | 671 |
| 13 | rust-ecosystem | 580 |
| 14 | kira | 479 |
| 15 | rend3 | 475 |
| 16 | raylib-rs | 424 |
| 17 | shipyard | 420 |
| 18 | emerald | 409 |
| 19 | Oxygengine | 402 |
| 20 | building-blocks | 317 |
| 21 | good-web-game | 280 |
| 22 | parry | 226 |
| 23 | ggrs | 209 |
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