Decision Workspace
game-gem vs shadow_engine_2d vs gamekit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
game-gem
experimentalv0.1.1
A blazing-fast, ergonomic 2D game library for Rust — no macros, no magic, just gems.
42
shadow_engine_2d
growingv2.0.1
A modern, high-performance 2D game engine built in Rust with ECS, physics, particles, audio, and more
36
gamekit
growingv0.1.0
A set of helpers for making games with notan
Core Metrics
| game-gem | shadow_engine_2d | gamekit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 35 | 161 | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 260d ago | 1248d ago |
| Age | 5d | 8m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
game-gem
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
shadow_engine_2d
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
gamekit
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| game-gem | shadow_engine_2d | gamekit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.0.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 47KB | 20KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •game-gem leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gamekit has the most downloads (1.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gamekit has not been updated in over a year.
- •game-gem, gamekit are pre-1.0 — API may change.