Decision Workspace
squish2d vs box2d-rust vs bevy_xpbd_2d
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
squish2d
experimentalv0.1.0
Robust 2D soft-body blobs: XPBD ring solver (small steps) with subsume/containment mechanics
53
box2d-rust
experimentalv1.2.0
Pure Rust port of the Box2D v3 2D physics engine
52
bevy_xpbd_2d
growingv0.5.0
Deprecated, use `avian2d` instead. A physics engine based on Extended Position Based Dynamics for the Bevy game engine
Core Metrics
| squish2d | box2d-rust | bevy_xpbd_2d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 56 | 53.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 572 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | today | 739d ago |
| Age | 3d | 10d | 3y |
Health Breakdown
squish2d
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
box2d-rust
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
bevy_xpbd_2d
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| squish2d | box2d-rust | bevy_xpbd_2d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 317KB | 184KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •box2d-rust leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bevy_xpbd_2d has the most downloads (53.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bevy_xpbd_2d has not been updated in over a year.
- •squish2d, bevy_xpbd_2d are pre-1.0 — API may change.