Decision Workspace
journey-engine vs wgpu_canvas vs piston2d-wgpu_graphics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
journey-engine
experimentalv1.1.2
Journey Engine: A custom 2D game engine built with Rust and wGPU
66
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.6
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
54
piston2d-wgpu_graphics
growingv0.13.0
A WGPU 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
Core Metrics
| journey-engine | wgpu_canvas | piston2d-wgpu_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 66 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 87 | 13.7K | 12.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 87 | 424 | 363 |
| Dependents | 0 | 51 | 19 |
| Releases | 5 | 27 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 25d ago | 101d ago |
| Age | 25d | 1y 1m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
journey-engine
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
piston2d-wgpu_graphics
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| journey-engine | wgpu_canvas | piston2d-wgpu_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.2 | 5.0.6 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 31KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston2d-wgpu_graphics is pre-1.0 — API may change.