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Crates

  • amble_script

    Natural-language-like DSL with compiler and linter for building games with amble_engine ('Amble').

    • Stars:
      17
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-08
  • aseprite

    A crate to load files from the aseprite sprite editor.

    • Latest version:
      0.1.3
    • Downloads:
      26,454
    • Recent downloads:
      808
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      32
    • Last activity:
      2024-04-06
  • assets_manager

    Conveniently load, cache, and reload external resources

    • Latest version:
      0.13.7
    • Downloads:
      177,037
    • Recent downloads:
      6,224
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      159
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-01
  • basis-universal

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

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      342,022
    • Recent downloads:
      47,203
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      43
    • Last activity:
      2024-04-28
  • bytemuck

    A crate for mucking around with piles of bytes.

    • Latest version:
      1.25.0
    • Downloads:
      188,635,945
    • Recent downloads:
      30,925,933
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      956
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-31
  • console_engine

    A simple terminal framework to draw things and manage user input

    • Latest version:
      2.6.1
    • Downloads:
      86,285
    • Recent downloads:
      5,277
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      233
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-10
  • const-tweaker

    Tweak constant variables live from a web GUI

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      22,744
    • Recent downloads:
      434
    • License:
      AGPL-3.0-or-later
    • Stars:
      75
    • Last activity:
      2023-12-15
  • density-mesh-core

    Core module for density mesh generator

    • Latest version:
      1.5.0
    • Downloads:
      13,729
    • Recent downloads:
      360
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      82
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-15
  • density-mesh-image

    Image module for density mesh generator

    • Latest version:
      1.5.0
    • Downloads:
      13,067
    • Recent downloads:
      314
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      82
    • Last activity:
      2023-09-15
  • encase

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

    • Latest version:
      0.12.0
    • Downloads:
      4,557,844
    • Recent downloads:
      903,377
    • License:
      MIT-0
    • Stars:
      194
    • Last activity:
      2025-09-12
  • hex2d

    Helper library for working with 2d hex-grid maps

    • Latest version:
      1.1.0
    • Downloads:
      62,142
    • Recent downloads:
      1,466
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      65
    • Last activity:
      2021-08-16
  • hexasphere

    A library to evenly tile hexagons on a sphere.

    • Latest version:
      17.0.0
    • Downloads:
      5,708,818
    • Recent downloads:
      1,067,552
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      68
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-24
  • dust3d

    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

    Tweak values directly from the source code

    • Latest version:
      1.2.4
    • Downloads:
      108,919
    • Recent downloads:
      7,162
    • License:
      CC0-1.0
    • Stars:
      203
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-01
  • keeshond_datapack

    A simple framework for loading and caching game assets

    • Latest version:
      0.13.0
    • Downloads:
      21,611
    • Recent downloads:
      332
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      5
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-29
  • keyframe

    A simple library for animation in Rust

    • Latest version:
      1.1.1
    • Downloads:
      582,091
    • Recent downloads:
      64,373
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      138
    • Last activity:
      2022-07-11
  • libnoise

    A simple, performant, and customizable procedural noise generation library.

    • Latest version:
      1.2.0
    • Downloads:
      20,957
    • Recent downloads:
      1,384
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      60
    • Last activity:
      2025-04-29
  • modio

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

    • Latest version:
      0.14.2
    • Downloads:
      43,188
    • Recent downloads:
      560
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      21
    • Last activity:
      2025-12-21
  • modulator

    A trait for abstracted, decoupled modulation sources

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      8,669
    • Recent downloads:
      267
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      201
    • Last activity:
      2025-08-18
  • noise

    Procedural noise generation library.

    • Latest version:
      0.9.0
    • Downloads:
      1,752,013
    • Recent downloads:
      191,768
    • License:
      Apache-2.0/MIT
    • Stars:
      1,045
    • Last activity:
      2025-02-14
  • ogmo3

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

    • Latest version:
      0.1.1
    • Downloads:
      9,216
    • Recent downloads:
      131
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      19
    • Last activity:
      2021-08-02
  • profiling

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

    • Latest version:
      1.0.17
    • Downloads:
      30,874,496
    • Recent downloads:
      6,593,596
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      387
    • Last activity:
      2025-06-22
  • pyxel

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

    • Latest version:
      0.2.2
    • Downloads:
      8,360
    • Recent downloads:
      19
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      4
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-31
  • rectangle-pack

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

    • Latest version:
      0.4.2
    • Downloads:
      3,756,195
    • Recent downloads:
      594,870
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      81
    • Last activity:
      2024-08-28
  • sharecart1000

    For use with the Sharecart1000 system.

    • Latest version:
      1.0.1
    • Downloads:
      3,134
    • Recent downloads:
      9
    • License:
      Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT
    • Stars:
      3
    • Last activity:
      2021-03-06
  • softbuffer

    Cross-platform software buffer

    • Latest version:
      0.4.8
    • Downloads:
      6,817,035
    • Recent downloads:
      1,803,902
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      461
    • Last activity:
      2026-02-07
  • space_editor

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

    • Latest version:
      0.3.1
    • Downloads:
      3,664
    • Recent downloads:
      10
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      488
    • Last activity:
      2025-05-23
  • sprite

    Procedurally generate pixel sprites and save them in different formats

    • Latest version:
      0.3.0
    • Downloads:
      19,289
    • Recent downloads:
      83
    • License:
      GPL-3.0
    • Stars:
      76
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-05
  • superluminal-perf

    Superluminal Performance API for adding user events to profiler captures

    • Latest version:
      0.4.0
    • Downloads:
      319,008
    • Recent downloads:
      2,496
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      101
    • Last activity:
      2025-05-07
  • tiled

    A rust crate for loading maps created by the Tiled editor

    • Latest version:
      0.15.0
    • Downloads:
      181,634
    • Recent downloads:
      17,762
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      292
    • Last activity:
      2026-01-28
  • tri-mesh

    A triangle mesh data structure including basic operations.

    • Latest version:
      0.6.1
    • Downloads:
      17,490
    • Recent downloads:
      352
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      95
    • Last activity:
      2024-09-02
  • game-loop

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

    • Stars:
      142
    • Last activity:
      2025-02-10
  • vach

    A simple modular archiving format, written in pure Rust

    • Latest version:
      0.7.2
    • Downloads:
      42,898
    • Recent downloads:
      390
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      54
    • Last activity:
      2025-09-16
  • voronator

    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:
      127,477
    • Recent downloads:
      14,153
    • License:
      non-standard
    • Stars:
      61
    • Last activity:
      2025-03-07
  • wrapping_coords2d

    Translate between 1D indices and 2D coordinates with wrapping

    • Latest version:
      0.1.10
    • Downloads:
      15,721
    • Recent downloads:
      89
    • License:
      Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      2
    • Last activity:
      2022-05-07

Archived

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

    Utilities and collections for 3D hexagonal maps

    • Latest version:
      0.1.1
    • Downloads:
      3,691
    • Recent downloads:
      17
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • building-blocks

    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:
      20,888
    • Recent downloads:
      288
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      381
    • Last activity:
      2022-06-23
  • distill

    Asset framework for game engines & editor suites.

    • Latest version:
      0.0.3
    • Downloads:
      30,616
    • Recent downloads:
      216
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      372
    • Last activity:
      2021-12-13
  • ezing

    Easing functions

    • Latest version:
      0.2.1
    • Downloads:
      75,248
    • Recent downloads:
      3,109
    • License:
      MIT/Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      52
    • Last activity:
      2018-11-01
  • tcod

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

    • Latest version:
      0.15.0
    • Downloads:
      176,344
    • Recent downloads:
      9,157
    • License:
      WTFPL
    • Stars:
      229
    • Last activity:
      2021-01-30
  • texture-synthesis

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

    • Latest version:
      0.8.2
    • Downloads:
      69,484
    • Recent downloads:
      418
    • License:
      MIT OR Apache-2.0
    • Stars:
      1,798
    • Last activity:
      2023-01-22
  • weasel

    A customizable battle system for turn-based games.

    • Latest version:
      0.11.0
    • Downloads:
      18,464
    • Recent downloads:
      47
    • License:
      MIT
    • Stars:
      63
    • Last activity:
      2020-11-03

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