r/rust_gamedev is a subreddit with 45k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and ideas, and the community frequently discusses rust, game, bevy, game development, and game engine, and they frequently recommend/review game engines.
The Rust programming language has a powerful type system and provides safety without a garbage collector. This makes it suitable for game programming, where both performance and code maintenance are of high importance.
Popular Themes in r/rust_gamedev
#1
Self-Promotion
: "Announcing MegaFactory Tycoon. Game made with Rust and Bevy engine."
14 posts
#2
Ideas
: "WIP gem CAD software with Bevy+egui"
9 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Hey we are making a trainsim/puzzle game, where you can control time. All made in rust! It would be awesome if you would play it and give feedback to make it better! You can play it here: https://coffejunkstudio.itch.io/railroad-scheduler"
6 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "I built a Godot-style Node/Scene system in Rust. Here's a look at the API and how it differs from ECS"
3 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Crypto-scammers trying to steal and rebrand Fyrox Game Engine (once again) "
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/rust_gamedev
#1
Rust
: "Creating terminal UI games in Rust with Ratatui is incredibly fun!"
219 posts
#2
Game
: "Creating terminal UI Games in Rust with Ratatui is incredibly fun!"
90 posts
#3
Bevy
: "I made a movement shooter in Rust + Bevy for any FPS chads out there 📢"
47 posts
#4
Game Development
: "First Steps in Game Development With Rust and Bevy"
33 posts
#5
Game Engine
: "Crypto-scammers trying to steal and rebrand Fyrox Game Engine (once again) "
32 posts
#6
Gamedev
: "Macroquad after 2 years of mostly fulltime Rust Gamedev - the good, the bad, and the ugly (what I wish I could have read back in 2023)"
22 posts
#7
Engine
: "Anyone Ever Used Fyrox Game Engine?"
21 posts
#8
Development
: "My Rust game Development tool Crust just hit 1.7K downloads!"
18 posts
#9
Macroquad
: "Macroquad after 2 years of mostly fulltime Rust gamedev - the good, the bad, and the ugly (what I wish I could have read back in 2023)"
16 posts
#10
3d
: "Haggis v0.1.4 - 3d Rendering & Simulation Engine in Rust"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/rust_gamedev
Game Engines
6 reviews
#1
Bevy
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Godot
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Rend3
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/rust_gamedev
#1
question:snoo_thoughtful:
: "How mature is wgpu now? Can I use rust for a solo game dev hobby project now? Rust worth learning before c++(cargo>cmake) ? or c++ first(been trying for 2 months and think I'd be more productive in rust without worrying about cmake/build systems)."
4 posts
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Last updated: June 1, 2026