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animal_chess vs sdl3-sys vs timecat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
animal_chess
growingv0.1.1
Animal Fight Chess Game（斗兽棋） written in rust.
65
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
64
timecat
stablev1.53.0
A NNUE-based chess engine that implements the Negamax algorithm and can be integrated into any project as a library. It features move generation, advanced position evaluation through NNUE, and move searching capabilities.
Core Metrics
| animal_chess | sdl3-sys | timecat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 148.9K | 192.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 48 | 198 |
| Last Updated | 2179d ago | 23d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 3y 4m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
animal_chess
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
timecat
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| animal_chess | sdl3-sys | timecat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8 | 1.53.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Zlib | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 1.9MB | 609KB | 134KB |
| Features | 0 | 63 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdl3-sys leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •timecat has the most downloads (192.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sdl3-sys is depended on by 189 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ animal_chess has not been updated in over a year.
- •animal_chess, sdl3-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.