Decision Workspace
snakepipe vs rustnake vs terminal-snake-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
snakepipe
stablev2.2.1
A snake game based on stdin/stdout following unix philosophy
49
rustnake
experimentalv1.5.1
Classic Snake for the terminal, built in Rust.
43
terminal-snake-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
A classic Snake game implemented in Rust for the terminal
Core Metrics
| snakepipe | rustnake | terminal-snake-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 49 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 9.2K | 93 | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 82 | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 115d ago | 27d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 1m | 14d |
Health Breakdown
snakepipe
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rustnake
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
terminal-snake-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| snakepipe | rustnake | terminal-snake-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 1.5.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 73KB | 695KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustnake leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snakepipe has the most downloads (9.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •terminal-snake-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.