Decision Workspace
gamecontroller vs bevy_archie vs shine-input
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
gamecontroller
experimentalv0.8.9
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's GameController framework — discovery, device snapshots, live input, and DualSense helpers on macOS
55
bevy_archie
experimentalv0.2.4
A comprehensive game controller support module for Bevy
33
shine-input
growingv0.2.1
SHINE. Input handling for the shine engine.
Core Metrics
| gamecontroller | bevy_archie | shine-input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 55 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 204 | 284 | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 36d ago | 2576d ago |
| Age | 10d | 4m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
gamecontroller
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
bevy_archie
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
shine-input
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| gamecontroller | bevy_archie | shine-input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.9 | 0.2.4 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 159KB | 5KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | 1.94 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gamecontroller leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shine-input has the most downloads (3.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shine-input has not been updated in over a year.