Decision Workspace
crow_engine vs piston vs ggez
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
crow_engine
growingv0.2.0-1
A simple 2D game engine.
61
piston
growingv1.0.0
The Piston game engine core libraries
58
ggez
growingv0.9.3
A lightweight game framework for making 2D games with minimum friction, inspired by Love2D.
Core Metrics
| crow_engine | piston | ggez | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 1.7M | 606.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 29.4K | 17.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 999 | 321 |
| Releases | 2 | 82 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 3157d ago | 675d ago | 225d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 11y 3m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
crow_engine
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
piston
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ggez
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| crow_engine | piston | ggez | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0-1 | 1.0.0 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 252KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 7 |
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Quick Verdict
- •piston leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston is depended on by 999 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crow_engine, piston have not been updated in over a year.
- •crow_engine, ggez are pre-1.0 — API may change.