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Game Engines

2D and 3D engines and frameworks

Crates

  • amble_engine

    Fully data-driven text adventure / I.F. game and scripting engine.

    • Stars:
      17
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-02
  • Ascending Client

    Open Source Client and Server 2D Game Engine.

    • Stars:
      7
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-20
  • bevy

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine and app framework

    • Latest version:
      0.18.0
    • Downloads:
      4,559,296
    • Recent downloads:
      881,775
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      44,838
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-02
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      128,096
    • Recent downloads:
      1,232
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      506
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-11
  • RT-Game-Engine

    A from-scratch game engine written in Rust using WGPU, featuring real-time Ray Tracing and Physically Based Rendering (PBR)

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      3
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-23
  • Chariot

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

    • Stars:
      424
    • Last activity:
      2018-04-17
  • chuot

    AGPL licensed and opinionated game engine for pixel-art games

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      9,158
    • Recent downloads:
      73
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0
    • Stars:
      57
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-05
  • coffee

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

    • Latest version:
      0.4.1
    • Downloads:
      32,304
    • Recent downloads:
      1,143
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,141
    • Last activity:
      2024-03-03
  • console_engine

    A simple terminal framework to draw things and manage user input

    • Latest version:
      2.6.1
    • Downloads:
      88,060
    • Recent downloads:
      6,621
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      232
    • 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:
      3,224
    • Recent downloads:
      11
    • 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:
      31,648
    • Recent downloads:
      183
    • 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:
      23,934
    • Recent downloads:
      479
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      288
    • Last activity:
      2023-10-12
    • Latest version:
      0.5.2
    • Downloads:
      9,834
    • Recent downloads:
      46
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      310
    • Last activity:
      2025-06-09
  • MuOxi

    MuOxi, a modern mud game engine written in Rust.

    • License:
      GNU General Public License v3.0
    • Stars:
      92
    • Last activity:
      2023-06-22
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,555
    • Recent downloads:
      326
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      122
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-01
  • 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:
      55,502
    • Recent downloads:
      3,031
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      8,911
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-01
  • gate

    A specialized 2D game library

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      19,956
    • Recent downloads:
      257
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      321
    • Last activity:
      2023-03-19
  • gdnative

    The Godot game engine's gdnative bindings.

    • Latest version:
      0.11.3
    • Downloads:
      95,889
    • Recent downloads:
      2,181
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      3,636
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-31
  • gemini-engine

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

    • Latest version:
      1.2.0
    • Downloads:
      65,514
    • Recent downloads:
      652
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      40
    • 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:
      590,836
    • Recent downloads:
      50,033
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4,596
    • Last activity:
      2025-08-14
  • 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:
      61
    • Last activity:
      2025-08-02
  • hotham

    A framework for creating incredible standalone VR experiences

    • Latest version:
      0.2.0
    • Downloads:
      5,003
    • Recent downloads:
      21
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      425
    • Last activity:
      2025-07-02
  • keeshond

    A fast and fun 2D game engine for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.27.0
    • Downloads:
      38,835
    • Recent downloads:
      292
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-29
  • lotus_engine

    Lotus is a game engine with the main focus of being easy-to-use and straight forward on developing 2D games.

    • Latest version:
      0.2.3
    • Downloads:
      28,574
    • Recent downloads:
      306
    • License:
      MPL-2.0
    • Stars:
      21
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-28
  • macroquad

    Simple and easy to use graphics library

    • Latest version:
      0.4.14
    • Downloads:
      1,278,240
    • Recent downloads:
      129,476
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      4,315
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-03
  • Eldiron

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

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      722
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-01
  • mold2d

    A simple platformer game library in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.0.2
    • Downloads:
      4,847
    • Recent downloads:
      14
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      19
    • 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:
      0.3.0
    • Downloads:
      2,197
    • Recent downloads:
      18
    • License:
      LGPL-3.0-only
  • nannou

    A Creative Coding Framework for Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.19.0
    • Downloads:
      302,568
    • Recent downloads:
      27,818
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      6,606
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-13
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      66,028
    • Recent downloads:
      3,381
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      961
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
    • Latest version:
      0.46.1
    • Downloads:
      103,618
    • Recent downloads:
      346
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      468
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-23
  • peacock

    A game engine for making beautiful games.

    • Latest version:
      0.0.1
    • Downloads:
      1,881
    • Recent downloads:
      10
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      61
    • Last activity:
      2021-04-04
  • piston

    The Piston game engine core libraries

    • Latest version:
      1.0.0
    • Downloads:
      1,674,276
    • Recent downloads:
      91,799
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4,701
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-21
  • quicksilver

    A simple game framework for 2D games in pure Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      138,674
    • Recent downloads:
      4,730
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      786
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-23
  • raylib

    Safe Rust bindings for Raylib.

    • Latest version:
      5.5.1
    • Downloads:
      213,759
    • Recent downloads:
      35,662
    • License:
      Zlib
    • Stars:
      309
    • Last activity:
      2025-11-16
  • rhachis

    A game framework based off wgpu and winit

    • Latest version:
      0.11.0
    • Downloads:
      19,345
    • Recent downloads:
      56
    • 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:
      158,719
    • Recent downloads:
      11,936
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,658
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-05
  • rusty_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      7.0.0
    • Downloads:
      77,408
    • Recent downloads:
      3,029
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      408
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-09
  • screen-13

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

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      58,726
    • Recent downloads:
      236
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      331
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-28
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      3,391,028
    • Recent downloads:
      530,919
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,937
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-19
  • sdl3

    Cross-platform multimedia

    • Latest version:
      0.17.3
    • Downloads:
      113,626
    • Recent downloads:
      17,287
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      312
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-26
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      230,026
    • Recent downloads:
      11,853
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      672
    • Last activity:
      2025-10-22
  • space_editor

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

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      3,665
    • Recent downloads:
      10
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      487
    • Last activity:
      2025-05-23
  • stereokit

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

    • Stars:
      44
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-18
  • tetra

    A simple 2D game framework written in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.9.1
    • Downloads:
      153,184
    • Recent downloads:
      3,870
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      999
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-31
  • turbine

    3D game engine for content production

    • Latest version:
      0.3.0
    • Downloads:
      4,719
    • Recent downloads:
      266
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      146
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-15

Archived

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

    The multiplayer game engine

    • License:
      Apache License 2.0
    • Stars:
      3,898
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-07
  • amethyst

    Data-oriented game engine written in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.15.3
    • Downloads:
      434,560
    • Recent downloads:
      20,759
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      8,036
    • Last activity:
      2021-12-06
  • arcana

    Easy to use game engine

    • Stars:
      69
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-24
  • caper

    Minimalist game framework

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      76,994
    • Recent downloads:
      512
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      101
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-14

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