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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:
      24
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-12
  • Ascending Client

    Open Source Client and Server 2D Game Engine.

    • Stars:
      7
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-10
  • bevy

    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine and app framework

    • Latest version:
      0.18.1
    • Downloads:
      5,637,438
    • Recent downloads:
      1,073,223
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      46,376
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-01
  • blue_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      128,647
    • Recent downloads:
      548
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      524
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-06
  • 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:
      18
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-26
  • Chariot

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

    • Stars:
      425
    • Last activity:
      2018-04-17
  • chuot

    AGPL licensed and opinionated game engine for pixel-art games

    • Latest version:
      0.3.2
    • Downloads:
      9,192
    • Recent downloads:
      34
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0
  • coffee

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

    • Latest version:
      0.4.1
    • Downloads:
      33,472
    • Recent downloads:
      1,171
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,148
    • Last activity:
      2024-03-03
  • console_engine

    A simple terminal framework to draw things and manage user input

    • Latest version:
      2.6.1
    • Downloads:
      90,940
    • Recent downloads:
      2,550
    • 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:
      3,229
    • Recent downloads:
      5
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      45
    • Last activity:
      2015-12-20
  • crayon

    A small, portable and extensible game framework.

    • Latest version:
      0.7.1
    • Downloads:
      31,737
    • Recent downloads:
      89
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      182
    • Last activity:
      2023-01-13
  • doryen-rs

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

    • Latest version:
      1.3.0
    • Downloads:
      24,363
    • Recent downloads:
      417
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      290
    • Last activity:
      2023-10-12
    • Latest version:
      0.5.2
    • Downloads:
      9,843
    • Recent downloads:
      9
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      312
    • Last activity:
      2025-06-09
  • MuOxi

    MuOxi, a modern mud game engine written in Rust.

    • License:
      GNU General Public License v3.0
    • Stars:
      91
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-16
  • egor

    A dead simple cross-platform 2D graphics engine

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,755
    • Recent downloads:
      202
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      146
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-08
  • fyrox

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

    • Latest version:
      1.0.1
    • Downloads:
      64,166
    • Recent downloads:
      8,675
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      9,392
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-31
  • gate

    A specialized 2D game library

    • Latest version:
      0.6.3
    • Downloads:
      20,152
    • Recent downloads:
      200
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      322
    • Last activity:
      2023-03-19
  • gemini-engine

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

    • Latest version:
      1.2.0
    • Downloads:
      65,866
    • Recent downloads:
      353
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      43
    • 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:
      643,767
    • Recent downloads:
      53,174
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4,637
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-31
  • UnicornConsole

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

  • godot

    Rust bindings for Godot 4

    • Latest version:
      0.5.3
    • Downloads:
      267,005
    • Recent downloads:
      94,900
    • License:
      MPL-2.0
    • Stars:
      4,837
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-31
  • vulkust

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

    • Stars:
      60
    • Last activity:
      2025-08-02
  • hotham

    A framework for creating incredible standalone VR experiences

    • Latest version:
      0.2.0
    • Downloads:
      5,011
    • Recent downloads:
      8
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      427
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-28
  • keeshond

    A fast and fun 2D game engine for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.27.0
    • Downloads:
      39,021
    • Recent downloads:
      183
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-29
  • helmer

    a powerful, scalable, robust foundation for creation, in rust

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      37
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-06
  • 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:
      0.3.3
    • Downloads:
      28,739
    • Recent downloads:
      165
    • License:
      MPL-2.0
    • Stars:
      23
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-22
  • macroquad

    Simple and easy to use graphics library

    • Latest version:
      0.4.15
    • Downloads:
      1,454,365
    • Recent downloads:
      175,870
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      4,478
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-01
  • Eldiron

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

    • License:
      MIT License
    • Stars:
      766
    • Last activity:
      2026-06-01
  • mold2d

    A simple platformer game library in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.0.2
    • Downloads:
      4,853
    • Recent downloads:
      6
    • 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:
      2,206
    • Recent downloads:
      9
    • License:
      LGPL-3.0-only
  • nannou

    A Creative Coding Framework for Rust.

    • Latest version:
      0.19.0
    • Downloads:
      330,024
    • Recent downloads:
      27,601
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      6,687
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-13
  • notan

    A simple portable multimedia layer to create apps or games easily

    • Latest version:
      0.14.0
    • Downloads:
      69,845
    • Recent downloads:
      3,803
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      971
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-17
    • Latest version:
      0.46.1
    • Downloads:
      103,724
    • Recent downloads:
      106
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      472
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-23
  • peacock

    A game engine for making beautiful games.

    • Latest version:
      0.0.1
    • Downloads:
      1,886
    • Recent downloads:
      5
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      60
    • Last activity:
      2021-04-04
  • piston

    The Piston game engine core libraries

    • Latest version:
      1.0.0
    • Downloads:
      1,763,992
    • Recent downloads:
      90,332
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4,695
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-21
  • quicksilver

    A simple game framework for 2D games in pure Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      143,003
    • Recent downloads:
      4,359
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      782
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-23
  • raylib

    Safe Rust bindings for Raylib.

    • Latest version:
      5.5.1
    • Downloads:
      252,218
    • Recent downloads:
      38,716
    • License:
      Zlib
    • Stars:
      330
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-27
  • rhachis

    A game framework based off wgpu and winit

    • Latest version:
      0.11.0
    • Downloads:
      19,367
    • Recent downloads:
      22
    • 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:
      170,029
    • Recent downloads:
      11,395
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,676
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-05
  • rusty_engine

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

    • Latest version:
      7.0.0
    • Downloads:
      80,082
    • Recent downloads:
      2,688
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      417
    • 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:
      58,851
    • Recent downloads:
      125
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      337
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-31
  • sdl2

    SDL2 bindings for Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.38.0
    • Downloads:
      4,399,256
    • Recent downloads:
      992,677
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      2,939
    • Last activity:
      2026-03-22
  • sdl3

    Bindings to SDL3, a cross-platform library to abstract the platform-specific details for building applications.

    • Latest version:
      0.18.4
    • Downloads:
      139,243
    • Recent downloads:
      25,596
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      357
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-28
  • sfml

    Rust binding for sfml

    • Latest version:
      0.25.1
    • Downloads:
      242,242
    • Recent downloads:
      12,066
    • License:
      zlib-acknowledgement
    • Stars:
      671
    • 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:
      3,674
    • Recent downloads:
      9
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      498
    • 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:
      45
    • Last activity:
      2024-05-18
  • tetra

    A simple 2D game framework written in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.9.1
    • Downloads:
      156,862
    • Recent downloads:
      3,698
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      1,012
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-31
  • turbine

    3D game engine for content production

    • Latest version:
      0.3.0
    • Downloads:
      4,818
    • Recent downloads:
      99
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      146
    • Last activity:
      2026-04-13
  • vectarine

    A cross-platform game engine focusing on fast prototyping and having fun with hot reloading and an editor

    • Stars:
      128
    • Last activity:
      2026-05-22

Archived

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

    The multiplayer game engine

    • License:
      Apache License 2.0
    • Stars:
      3,899
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-07
  • amethyst

    Data-oriented game engine written in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.15.3
    • Downloads:
      454,937
    • Recent downloads:
      20,577
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      8,019
    • 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:
      77,232
    • Recent downloads:
      234
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      101
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-14
  • gdnative

    The Godot game engine's gdnative bindings.

    • Latest version:
      0.11.3
    • Downloads:
      98,604
    • Recent downloads:
      2,703
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      3,628
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-31

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