Decision Workspace
y-engine vs nightshade vs moltrun
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
y-engine
growingv0.1.0
A micro-engine that handles boilerplate (winit, wgpu, etc.) and adds quality-of-life features for easy application setup.
58
nightshade
experimentalv0.10.0
A cross-platform data-oriented game engine.
55
moltrun
experimentalv1.7.2
High-performance game engine library with AI capabilities, built on wgpu for modern 3D graphics and physics simulation
Core Metrics
| y-engine | nightshade | moltrun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 58 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 850 | 3.4K | 356 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 288 | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 92 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 428d ago | 6d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
y-engine
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
nightshade
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
moltrun
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| y-engine | nightshade | moltrun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.10.0 | 1.7.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 86 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 1.8MB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nightshade leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nightshade is depended on by 114 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ y-engine has not been updated in over a year.
- •y-engine, nightshade are pre-1.0 — API may change.