Decision Workspace
myelin-engine vs box2d-rust vs physac
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
myelin-engine
growingv0.14.2
This crate contains the physical engine of the simulation, as well as the objects that reside within it
53
box2d-rust
experimentalv1.2.0
Pure Rust port of the Box2D v3 2D physics engine
39
physac
growingv0.1.1
Physac translated into native Rust
Core Metrics
| myelin-engine | box2d-rust | physac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 53 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 29.5K | 56 | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 774d ago | today | 462d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 10d | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
myelin-engine
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
box2d-rust
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
physac
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| myelin-engine | box2d-rust | physac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.2 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 317KB | 31KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | — |
| Owners | 5 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •box2d-rust leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •myelin-engine has the most downloads (29.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ myelin-engine, physac have not been updated in over a year.
- •myelin-engine, physac are pre-1.0 — API may change.