Decision Workspace
brass_engine vs nightshade vs dr2d
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
brass_engine
experimentalv0.2.6
2D game engine with ECS, scripting and wgpu renderer
58
nightshade
experimentalv0.10.0
A cross-platform data-oriented game engine.
48
dr2d
experimentalv0.0.1-alpha.1
GPU-accelerated 2D data renderer built on wgpu
Core Metrics
| brass_engine | nightshade | dr2d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 133 | 3.4K | 12 |
| 30d Downloads | 133 | 291 | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 92 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 6d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 20d | 4m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
brass_engine
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
nightshade
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
dr2d
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| brass_engine | nightshade | dr2d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.10.0 | 0.0.1-alpha.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 86 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 1.8MB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nightshade leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nightshade is depended on by 114 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.