Decision Workspace
pico-engine-shell vs pico-engine-core vs xenon-engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
pico-engine-shell
experimentalv0.2.0
Runtime shell for Pico Engine games
44
pico-engine-core
experimentalv0.2.0
Core game engine for Raspberry Pi Pico
41
xenon-engine
experimentalv0.1.0
Rust game engine runtime, rendering, and scene primitives.
Core Metrics
| pico-engine-shell | pico-engine-core | xenon-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 44 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 97 | 146 | 25 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 195d ago | 195d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
pico-engine-shell
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pico-engine-core
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
xenon-engine
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pico-engine-shell | pico-engine-core | xenon-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 3KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pico-engine-shell leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pico-engine-core has the most downloads (146), suggesting wider adoption.