Decision Workspace
simple-game-engine vs sdl3-sys vs glium_sdl2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
simple-game-engine
growingv0.8.3
A minimal game engine inspired by the OLC Pixel Game Engine
65
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
38
glium_sdl2
growingv0.15.0
An SDL2 backend for Glium - a high-level OpenGL wrapper for the Rust language.
Core Metrics
| simple-game-engine | sdl3-sys | glium_sdl2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 65 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 148.9K | 83.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 48 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1828d ago | 23d ago | 3140d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 3y 4m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
simple-game-engine
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
glium_sdl2
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| simple-game-engine | sdl3-sys | glium_sdl2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 | 0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Zlib | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 609KB | 31KB |
| Features | 3 | 63 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •sdl3-sys leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl3-sys is depended on by 189 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple-game-engine, glium_sdl2 have not been updated in over a year.