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Game Engines

2D and 3D engines and frameworks

Crates

  • Ambient

    The multiplayer game engine

    • License:
      Apache License 2.0
    • Stars:
      3,838
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-07
  • Ascending Client

    Open Source Client and Server 2D Game Engine.

    • Stars:
      7
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-18
  • bevy

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine and app framework

    • Latest version:
      0.15.3
    • Downloads:
      2,201,102
    • Recent downloads:
      306,657
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      38,597
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-24
  • blue_engine

    General-Purpose, Easy-to-use, Fast, and Portable graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.6.5
    • Downloads:
      86,507
    • Recent downloads:
      17,399
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      401
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-23
  • Chariot

    A cross-platform open-source reimplementation of the Age of Empires (1997) engine

    • Stars:
      409
    • Last activity:
      2018-04-17
  • chuot

    AGPL licensed and opinionated game engine for pixel-art games

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      6,002
    • Recent downloads:
      1,404
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0
    • Stars:
      28
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-23
  • coffee

    An opinionated 2D game engine focused on simplicity, explicitness, and type-safety

    • Latest version:
      0.4.1
    • Downloads:
      24,499
    • Recent downloads:
      2,764
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,108
    • Last activity:
      2024-03-03
  • console_engine

    A simple terminal framework to draw things and manage user input

    • Latest version:
      2.6.1
    • Downloads:
      60,996
    • Recent downloads:
      9,492
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      231
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-10
  • corange-rs

    Rust interface to the Corange game engine, written in Pure C, SDL and OpenGL by Daniel Holden. Features include: deferred rendering, UI rendering, text rendering, multiple lights, post-processing effects, SSAO, shadow mapping, color correction, skeletal animation, inverse kinematics, collision detection, OpenCL support, asset management, entity management, terrain, file loaders including .dds, .wav, .bmp, .obj, .smd, 3D math.

    • Latest version:
      0.8.0
    • Downloads:
      2,604
    • Recent downloads:
      263
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      46
    • Last activity:
      2015-12-20
  • crayon

    A small, portable and extensible game framework.

    • Latest version:
      0.7.1
    • Downloads:
      25,361
    • Recent downloads:
      3,125
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      183
    • Last activity:
      2023-01-13
  • doryen-rs

    Pure rust OpenGL accelerated roguelike console API with native/wasm support

    • Latest version:
      1.3.0
    • Downloads:
      17,917
    • Recent downloads:
      2,627
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      287
    • Last activity:
      2023-10-12
    • Latest version:
      0.5.2
    • Downloads:
      7,033
    • Recent downloads:
      1,381
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      302
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-06
  • MuOxi

    MuOxi, a modern mud game engine written in Rust.

    • License:
      GNU General Public License v3.0
    • Stars:
      91
    • Last activity:
      2023-06-22
  • fyrox

    Feature-rich, easy-to-use, 2D/3D game engine with a scene editor. Like Godot, but in Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.36.2
    • Downloads:
      35,377
    • Recent downloads:
      6,335
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      8,127
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-23
  • gate

    A specialized 2D game library

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      15,717
    • Recent downloads:
      1,739
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      318
    • Last activity:
      2023-03-19
  • gdnative

    The Godot game engine's gdnative bindings.

    • Latest version:
      0.11.3
    • Downloads:
      78,804
    • Recent downloads:
      6,145
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      3,635
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-09
  • gemini-engine

    A 2D/3D monospaced ASCII rendering engine for the terminal

    • Latest version:
      1.2.0
    • Downloads:
      45,999
    • Recent downloads:
      9,308
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      29
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-15
  • ggez

    A lightweight game framework for making 2D games with minimum friction, inspired by Love2D.

    • Latest version:
      0.9.3
    • Downloads:
      403,469
    • Recent downloads:
      42,700
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4,363
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-17
  • UnicornConsole

    Unicorn Console: create quick fantasy game in Rust/Python/Lua/Rhai/Wasm !

  • vulkust

    An engine for Vulkan in Rust, tries to implement modern graphic features. (suspended for now)

    • Stars:
      63
    • Last activity:
      2022-10-17
  • hotham

    A framework for creating incredible standalone VR experiences

    • Latest version:
      0.2.0
    • Downloads:
      3,461
    • Recent downloads:
      718
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      406
    • Last activity:
      2024-03-04
  • keeshond

    A fast and fun 2D game engine for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.27.0
    • Downloads:
      28,958
    • Recent downloads:
      3,999
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-29
  • macroquad

    Simple and easy to use graphics library

    • Latest version:
      0.4.14
    • Downloads:
      748,868
    • Recent downloads:
      109,476
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      3,655
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-23
  • Eldiron

    Create cross-platform classic RPGs in 2D and 3D with powerful built-in world editing tools.

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      358
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-19
  • mold2d

    A simple platformer game library in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.0.2
    • Downloads:
      3,859
    • Recent downloads:
      444
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      20
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-14
  • musi_lili

    musi_lili is a retro game engine for GB styled games written in Rust. Inspired by pico8.

    • Latest version:
      0.2.0
    • Downloads:
      716
    • Recent downloads:
      581
    • License:
      LGPL-3.0-only
  • nannou

    A Creative Coding Framework for Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.19.0
    • Downloads:
      194,169
    • Recent downloads:
      24,001
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      6,183
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-17
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.12.1
    • Downloads:
      44,934
    • Recent downloads:
      6,657
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      875
    • Last activity:
      2025-02-12
    • Latest version:
      0.46.1
    • Downloads:
      78,442
    • Recent downloads:
      11,061
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      462
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-23
  • peacock

    A game engine for making beautiful games.

    • Latest version:
      0.0.1
    • Downloads:
      1,412
    • Recent downloads:
      180
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      59
    • Last activity:
      2021-04-04
  • piston

    The Piston game engine core libraries

    • Latest version:
      1.0.0
    • Downloads:
      1,273,679
    • Recent downloads:
      99,699
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4,654
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-21
  • quicksilver

    A simple game framework for 2D games in pure Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      107,149
    • Recent downloads:
      11,292
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      785
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-23
  • raylib

    Safe Rust bindings for Raylib.

    • Latest version:
      5.5.0
    • Downloads:
      102,336
    • Recent downloads:
      19,144
    • License:
      Zlib
    • Stars:
      152
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-21
  • rhachis

    A game framework based off wgpu and winit

    • Latest version:
      0.11.0
    • Downloads:
      13,769
    • Recent downloads:
      2,282
    • License:
      MIT
  • rltk

    A CP437/ASCII terminal library and helpers to make creating roguelike games in Rust easy. Similar to libtcod, but aiming to be Rust-native.

    • Latest version:
      0.8.7
    • Downloads:
      112,358
    • Recent downloads:
      12,139
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,571
    • Last activity:
      2024-02-14
  • rusty_engine

    Learn Rust with a simple, cross-platform, 2D game engine.

    • Latest version:
      6.0.0
    • Downloads:
      52,717
    • Recent downloads:
      9,367
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      383
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-10
  • screen-13

    An easy-to-use Vulkan rendering engine in the spirit of QBasic.

    • Latest version:
      0.12.1
    • Downloads:
      38,802
    • Recent downloads:
      8,160
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      293
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-24
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.37.0
    • Downloads:
      2,185,447
    • Recent downloads:
      163,788
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,827
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-21
  • sdl3

    Cross-platform multimedia

    • Latest version:
      0.14.19
    • Downloads:
      28,595
    • Recent downloads:
      16,302
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      148
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-23
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.24.0
    • Downloads:
      166,500
    • Recent downloads:
      19,565
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      657
    • Last activity:
      2025-02-20
  • space_editor

    Prefab editor for bevy game engine. Make levels/object templates with intuitive UI

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      2,616
    • Recent downloads:
      498
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      437
    • Last activity:
      2025-02-09
  • stereokit

    Bindings to StereoKit: an easy-to-use Mixed Realty engine, designed for creating VR, AR, and XR experiences

    • Stars:
      45
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-18
  • tetra

    A simple 2D game framework written in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.8.0
    • Downloads:
      114,788
    • Recent downloads:
      15,144
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      956
    • Last activity:
      2024-12-10
  • turbine

    A 3D game engine with built-in editor

    • Latest version:
      0.0.2
    • Downloads:
      3,578
    • Recent downloads:
      314
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      139
    • Last activity:
      2025-02-21

Archived

These crates are no longer maintained, but may still be of interest.
  • amethyst

    Data-oriented game engine written in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.15.3
    • Downloads:
      338,821
    • Recent downloads:
      26,298
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      8,005
    • Last activity:
      2021-12-06
  • arcana

    Easy to use game engine

    • Stars:
      71
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-24
  • caper

    Minimalist game framework

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      58,201
    • Recent downloads:
      7,439
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      102
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-14

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