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  • aseprite

    Tools

    A crate to load files from the aseprite sprite editor.

    • Latest version:
      0.1.3
    • Downloads:
      21,509
    • Recent downloads:
      1,193
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      32
    • Last activity:
      2024-04-06

  • assets_manager

    Tools

    Conveniently load, cache, and reload external resources

    • Latest version:
      0.12.4
    • Downloads:
      119,291
    • Recent downloads:
      11,114
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      157
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-10

  • basis-universal

    Tools

    Bindings for the basis-universal Supercompressed GPU Texture Codec by Binomial

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      189,238
    • Recent downloads:
      24,124
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      37
    • Last activity:
      2024-04-28

  • bytemuck

    Shaders · Tools

    A crate for mucking around with piles of bytes.

    • Latest version:
      1.21.0
    • Downloads:
      82,151,201
    • Recent downloads:
      12,888,562
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      772
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-14

  • console_engine

    Game Engines · Tools

    A simple terminal framework to draw things and manage user input

    • Latest version:
      2.6.1
    • Downloads:
      55,078
    • Recent downloads:
      10,496
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      232
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-10

  • const-tweaker

    Tools

    Tweak constant variables live from a web GUI

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      15,703
    • Recent downloads:
      2,150
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
    • Stars:
      76
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-15

  • density-mesh-core

    Tools · Mesh Tools

    Core module for density mesh generator

    • Latest version:
      1.5.0
    • Downloads:
      9,760
    • Recent downloads:
      1,220
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      82
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-15

  • density-mesh-image

    Tools · Mesh Tools

    Image module for density mesh generator

    • Latest version:
      1.5.0
    • Downloads:
      9,236
    • Recent downloads:
      1,212
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      82
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-15

  • encase

    Shaders · Tools

    Provides a mechanism to lay out data into GPU buffers ensuring WGSL's memory layout requirements are met

    • Latest version:
      0.10.0
    • Downloads:
      2,105,000
    • Recent downloads:
      263,704
    • License:
      MIT-0
    • Stars:
      160
    • Last activity:
      2024-11-17

  • hex2d

    Tools

    Helper library for working with 2d hex-grid maps

    • Latest version:
      1.1.0
    • Downloads:
      47,390
    • Recent downloads:
      3,533
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      66
    • Last activity:
      2021-08-16

  • hexasphere

    Tools · Mesh Tools

    A library to evenly tile hexagons on a sphere.

    • Latest version:
      15.1.0
    • Downloads:
      2,753,088
    • Recent downloads:
      331,258
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      64
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-16

  • dust3d

    Tools

    Dust3D is a cross-platform 3D modeling software that makes it easy to create low poly 3D models for video games, 3D printing, and more.

  • inline_tweak

    Tools

    Tweak values directly from the source code

    • Latest version:
      1.1.2
    • Downloads:
      68,171
    • Recent downloads:
      6,578
    • License:
      CC0-1.0
    • Stars:
      168
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-25

  • keeshond_datapack

    Tools

    A simple framework for loading and caching game assets

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      14,777
    • Recent downloads:
      2,141
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-29

  • keyframe

    Tools

    A simple library for animation in Rust

    • Latest version:
      1.1.1
    • Downloads:
      381,851
    • Recent downloads:
      27,623
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      132
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-11

  • modio

    Tools

    Rust interface for integrating https://mod.io - a modding API for game developers

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    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      26,748
    • Recent downloads:
      4,344
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      18
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-22

  • modulator

    Tools

    A trait for abstracted, decoupled modulation sources

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      6,089
    • Recent downloads:
      663
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      200
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-28

  • noise

    Tools

    Procedural noise generation library.

    • Latest version:
      0.9.0
    • Downloads:
      1,060,670
    • Recent downloads:
      150,728
    • License:
      Apache-2.0/MIT
    • Stars:
      904
    • Last activity:
      2024-07-29

  • ogmo3

    Tools

    A Rust crate for reading and writing Ogmo Editor 3 projects and levels

    • Latest version:
      0.1.1
    • Downloads:
      6,022
    • Recent downloads:
      863
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      17
    • Last activity:
      2021-08-02

  • profiling

    Tools

    This crate provides a very thin abstraction over other profiler crates.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.16
    • Downloads:
      9,227,375
    • Recent downloads:
      1,849,403
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      342
    • Last activity:
      2024-10-14

  • pyxel

    Tools

    Pyxel is a library for loading [PyxelEdit](https://pyxeledit.com) documents in Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.2.2
    • Downloads:
      5,569
    • Recent downloads:
      791
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      5
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-31

  • rectangle-pack

    Tools

    A general purpose, deterministic bin packer designed to conform to any two or three dimensional use case.

    • Latest version:
      0.4.2
    • Downloads:
      2,099,428
    • Recent downloads:
      180,233
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      76
    • Last activity:
      2024-08-28

  • sharecart1000

    Tools

    For use with the Sharecart1000 system.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.1
    • Downloads:
      2,063
    • Recent downloads:
      310
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      4
    • Last activity:
      2021-03-06

  • softbuffer

    Windowing · UI · Tools

    Cross-platform software buffer

    • Latest version:
      0.4.6
    • Downloads:
      1,624,089
    • Recent downloads:
      472,192
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      360
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-28

  • space_editor

    Game Engines · Tools

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

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      2,371
    • Recent downloads:
      687
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      422
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-29

  • sprite

    Tools

    Procedurally generate pixel sprites and save them in different formats

    • Latest version:
      0.3.0
    • Downloads:
      13,446
    • Recent downloads:
      1,782
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
    • Stars:
      78
    • Last activity:
      2025-01-08

  • superluminal-perf

    Tools

    Superluminal Performance API for adding user events to profiler captures

    • Latest version:
      0.3.0
    • Downloads:
      304,939
    • Recent downloads:
      52,702
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      98
    • Last activity:
      2023-10-26

  • tiled

    Tools

    A rust crate for loading maps created by the Tiled editor

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      114,512
    • Recent downloads:
      12,465
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      275
    • Last activity:
      2024-12-29

  • tri-mesh

    Tools

    A triangle mesh data structure including basic operations.

    • Latest version:
      0.6.1
    • Downloads:
      11,946
    • Recent downloads:
      1,787
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      77
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-02

  • game-loop

    Tools

    A Rust crate that implements a frame-rate-independent game loop.

    • Stars:
      138
    • Last activity:
      2024-11-29

  • vach

    Tools

    A simple modular archiving format, written in pure Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.6.2
    • Downloads:
      22,661
    • Recent downloads:
      3,977
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      53
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-12

  • voronator

    Tools · Mesh Tools

    Implements the Voronoi diagram construction as a dual of the Delaunay triangulation for a set of points and the construction of a centroidal tesselation of a Delaunay triangulation.

    • Latest version:
      0.2.1
    • Downloads:
      74,390
    • Recent downloads:
      7,330
    • License:
      non-standard
    • Stars:
      57
    • Last activity:
      2023-02-14

  • wrapping_coords2d

    Tools

    Translate between 1D indices and 2D coordinates with wrapping

    • Latest version:
      0.1.10
    • Downloads:
      10,688
    • Recent downloads:
      1,564
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      3
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-07

Archived

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

  • beehive

    Tools

    Utilities and collections for 3D hexagonal maps

    • Latest version:
      0.1.1
    • Downloads:
      2,523
    • Recent downloads:
      330
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0

  • building-blocks

    Tools · Mesh Tools

    Data types, collections, and algorithms for working with maps on 2D and 3D integer lattices. Commonly known as voxel data.

    • Latest version:
      0.7.1
    • Downloads:
      14,278
    • Recent downloads:
      2,224
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      371
    • Last activity:
      2022-06-23

  • distill

    Tools

    Asset framework for game engines & editor suites.

    • Latest version:
      0.0.3
    • Downloads:
      26,699
    • Recent downloads:
      1,246
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      368
    • Last activity:
      2021-12-13

  • ezing

    Tools

    Easing functions

    • Latest version:
      0.2.1
    • Downloads:
      54,620
    • Recent downloads:
      6,647
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      53
    • Last activity:
      2018-11-01

  • tcod

    Tools

    The Rust bindings for the Doryen library (a.k.a. libtcod).

    • Latest version:
      0.15.0
    • Downloads:
      129,636
    • Recent downloads:
      10,581
    • License:
      WTFPL
    • Stars:
      228
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-30

  • texture-synthesis

    Tools

    Multiresolution Stochastic Texture Synthesis, a non-parametric example-based algorithm for image generation

    • Latest version:
      0.8.2
    • Downloads:
      61,271
    • Recent downloads:
      2,394
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      1,768
    • Last activity:
      2023-01-22

  • weasel

    Tools

    A customizable battle system for turn-based games.

    • Latest version:
      0.11.0
    • Downloads:
      12,386
    • Recent downloads:
      1,969
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      67
    • Last activity:
      2020-11-03

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