Decision Workspace
shadowcaster vs rltk vs bracket-random
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
shadowcaster
growingv0.4.5
Recursive shadowcasting for grid based video games.
47
rltk
growingv0.8.7
A CP437/ASCII terminal library and helpers to make creating roguelike games in Rust easy. Similar to libtcod, but aiming to be Rust-native.
46
bracket-random
growingv0.8.7
Random number generator (xorshift based), focused on dice rolling. Optionally includes parsing of RPG-style dice strings (e.g. "3d6+12"). Part of the bracket-lib family.
Core Metrics
| shadowcaster | rltk | bracket-random | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 162.1K | 308.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 3.7K | 11.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 59 |
| Releases | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 121d ago | 1270d ago | 1270d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 6y 3m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
shadowcaster
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rltk
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
bracket-random
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| shadowcaster | rltk | bracket-random | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 | 0.8.7 | 0.8.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 27KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rltk leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bracket-random has the most downloads (308.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rltk, bracket-random have not been updated in over a year.