r/rust_gamedev is a subreddit with 45k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses rust, bevy, game, wgpu, and field, 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
: "I made a movement shooter in Rust + Bevy for any FPS chads out there 📢"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "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)."
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Hiring Rust Game-devs for Full-time work in Auckland, NZ. Seeking Graphics or Tools Programmers."
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Crypto-scammers trying to steal and rebrand Fyrox Game Engine (once again) "
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "I'm working on a multiplayer space colony simulator in Rust"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/rust_gamedev
#1
Rust
: "Rust is amazing. Building a space physics sandbox from scratch with Rust + WGPU"
35 posts
#2
Bevy
: "BerryCode v0.8.1 — a native IDE for Bevy, built in Bevy"
20 posts
#3
Game
: "Introducing Usagi, a Rust-powered 2D Game engine with live reload and cross-platform export"
13 posts
#4
Wgpu
: "built a basic game in rust + bevy."
11 posts
#5
Field
: "updating my complex Field rendering engine in rust"
9 posts
#6
Game Engine
: "Free demo live! I built a stable solar system generator & space colony sim from scratch in Rust with wgpu, N-body gravity, thousands of objects at 60fps."
8 posts
#7
Engine
: "Introducing Usagi, a Rust-powered 2D game Engine with live reload and cross-platform export"
7 posts
#8
Simulation
7 posts
#9
Opengl
3 posts
#10
Demo
: "Free Demo live! I built a stable solar system generator & space colony sim from scratch in Rust with wgpu, N-body gravity, thousands of objects at 60fps."
3 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)."
3 posts
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Last updated: July 17, 2026