Decision Workspace
snake3 vs rsnaker vs rustnake
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
snake3
experimentalv0.1.3
Play the classical snake game on your terminal or use the crate to build your own.
51
rsnaker
experimentalv0.2.1
A good old retro Snake in terminal UI
49
rustnake
experimentalv1.5.1
Classic Snake for the terminal, built in Rust.
Core Metrics
| snake3 | rsnaker | rustnake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 1.1K | 93 |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 7 | 82 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 264d ago | 38d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 9m | 9m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
snake3
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rsnaker
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rustnake
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| snake3 | rsnaker | rustnake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.1 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 837KB | 695KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsnaker leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snake3 has the most downloads (1.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snake3, rsnaker are pre-1.0 — API may change.