Decision Workspace
tcod vs doryen-extra vs retroglyph-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
tcod
growingv0.15.0
The Rust bindings for the Doryen library (a.k.a. libtcod).
38
doryen-extra
growingv0.2.1
Doryen-extra aims to be a loose re-implementation of the utility features from the popular roguelike library named libtcod
50
retroglyph-core
experimentalv0.1.0
A 2D pseudographic terminal library -- core types, no backend
Core Metrics
| tcod | doryen-extra | retroglyph-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 38 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 190.4K | 4.7K | 62 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| Releases | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2591d ago | 1947d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 11y 6m | 6y 1m | 9d |
Health Breakdown
tcod
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
doryen-extra
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
retroglyph-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tcod | doryen-extra | retroglyph-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 642KB | 55KB | 56KB |
| Features | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •retroglyph-core leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tcod has the most downloads (190.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tcod, doryen-extra have not been updated in over a year.