Decision Workspace
physics_sandbox vs impetus vs oxiphysics-rigid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
physics_sandbox
experimentalv0.1.4
Small rigid-body physics sandbox with pluggable integrators, environments, collisions and an event bus. Optional retro ASCII terminal visualization.
55
impetus
experimentalv1.3.0
Physics engine — 2D/3D rigid body simulation, collision detection, constraints, and spatial queries for AGNOS
47
oxiphysics-rigid
experimentalv0.1.1
Rigid body dynamics for the OxiPhysics engine
Core Metrics
| physics_sandbox | impetus | oxiphysics-rigid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 55 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 65 | 522 | 96 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 57d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 25d | 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
physics_sandbox
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
impetus
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
oxiphysics-rigid
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| physics_sandbox | impetus | oxiphysics-rigid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.3.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 81KB | 142KB | 819KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •physics_sandbox leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •impetus has the most downloads (522), suggesting wider adoption.
- •physics_sandbox, oxiphysics-rigid are pre-1.0 — API may change.