Decision Workspace
gamekit vs shadow_engine_2d vs apparatus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
gamekit
growingv0.1.0
A set of helpers for making games with notan
43
shadow_engine_2d
experimentalv2.0.1
A modern, high-performance 2D game engine built in Rust with ECS, physics, particles, audio, and more
35
apparatus
growingv0.0.2
A 2D game engine
Core Metrics
| gamekit | shadow_engine_2d | apparatus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 43 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 154 | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1140d ago | 152d ago | 1495d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 5m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
gamekit
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shadow_engine_2d
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
apparatus
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| gamekit | shadow_engine_2d | apparatus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.1 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 47KB | 210KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadow_engine_2d leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •apparatus has the most downloads (3.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gamekit, apparatus have not been updated in over a year.
- •gamekit, apparatus are pre-1.0 — API may change.