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macroquad is a lightweight, easy-to-use game library for the Rust programming language, offering developers a relatively simple and streamlined path to build games across platforms. The library is heavily inspired by simpler game frameworks (like raylib), but brings the ergonomic and safety features of Rust to 2D — and some minimal 3D — development. With Macroquad, you don’t need to worry about low-level graphics plumbing: it handles window and input management, rendering, UI, and more, letting you focus on game logic. ...

Pumpkin is an open-source Minecraft server implementation written entirely in the Rust programming language with the goal of delivering high performance, efficiency, and modern architecture for hosting multiplayer worlds. Unlike the original Java-based server, Pumpkin focuses on leveraging Rust’s memory safety and performance advantages to create a fast and stable server environment. The project aims to replicate the core mechanics and gameplay of Minecraft while providing a flexible foundation for customization and optimization. ...

Hematite is an experimental open-source project that attempts to reimplement aspects of the Minecraft game engine using the Rust programming language. Developed within the Piston ecosystem, the project serves primarily as a technical experiment exploring how Rust can be used to build complex game systems such as rendering, world simulation, and client architecture. Hematite aims to replicate core elements of Minecraft’s mechanics while leveraging Rust’s safety guarantees and modern performance capabilities. ...

A feature-rich and easy-to-use game engine written in the Rust programming language. The engine comes with an editor, Fyroxed (Fyrox + editor) is a native scene editor for the Fyrox Game Engine. High-quality volumetric lighting (directional, point, spot) with soft shadows. PC (Windows, Linux, macOS) and Web (WebAssembly) support. First-class 3D and 2D support + ability to mix 3D with 2D. Deferred shading, use tons of lights with small overhead.

...It is meant to be used for 2D and 3D, with various utilities for both types of games. It should be beginner friendly but also allow more advanced uses such as custom render passes and GLSL shaders. Thanks to the Rust programming language, Amethyst uses all CPU cores to run its internals and logic. A lot of optimizations have yet to be done, but the current status is already showing great potential. Amethyst is open source and free software. You can use, read, modify, distribute its source code under the permissive MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses.