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24 alternatives to A minimal working Rust / SDL2 / WASM browser game

"Game" is a stretch, but I put together this repo containing a pure Rust app which uses SDL2 and compiles to WASM (and can be run in a browser). Older resources were a bit out of date and a bit too verbose for my purposes, so here's a minimal working example.

This repository provides a minimal working example of a Rust application using SDL2 that compiles to WebAssembly and runs in a browser. Designed for developers, it serves as a streamlined reference for building… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. A minimal working Rust / SDL2 / WASM browser game launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A PSX/DOS style 3D game written in Rust with a custom software renderer▲57

   So, after years of abandoning Rust after the hello world stage, I finally decided to do something substantial. It started with simple line rendering, but I liked how it was progressing so I figured I could make a reasonably complete PSX style renderer and a game with it. My only dependency is SDL2; I treat it as my "platform", so it handles windowing, input and audio. This means my Cargo.toml is as simple as: [dependencies.sdl2] version = "0.35" default-features = false features = ["mixer"] this pulls around 6-7 other dependencies. I am doing actual true color 3D rendering (with Z buffer,…

   2025 · totenarctanz.itch.io · its alternatives →

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   Ambient, a multiplayer game engine and platform using WASM/WebGPU/Rust▲90

   Earlier this year, we released our open-source game engine [0] built with Rust, WebAssembly, and WebGPU. Today, we’re happy to announce the Ambient platform, which brings web deployment, server hosting, and more to the runtime. With Ambient, you can make a game, deploy it to the browser in one command, share your URL and instantly play with others, no downloads or installs needed. Our WASM use is innovative; it is being used as both a sandboxed runtime for user code, and as a way to run the entire Ambient runtime in the browser. This, paired with our ECS data model, enables a highly modular…

   2023 · ambient.run · its alternatives →

3. 3MP
   My platforming game written in C 89▲127

   I have been working on this game somewhat sparsely for the past three years or so. However, it is still in a very early stage, and there is a lot of work to do. One of my friends encouraged me to post about it here, since he felt people might find interesting how I don’t use any libraries for it. The game can be played on a browser by virtue of WebAssembly. There are native ports using either MiniFB or SDL2, but you have to build those yourself. I decided to write the game in C because I feel like it is a simple language that a lot of people can understand well enough, and I didn’t think I…

   2023 · zamfofex.neocities.org · its alternatives →

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   Sandboxing untrusted code using WebAssembly▲76

   Hi everyone, I built a runtime to isolate untrusted code using wasm sandboxes. Basically, it protects your host system from problems that untrusted code can cause. We’ve had a great discussion about sandboxing in Python lately that elaborates a bit more on the problem [1]. In TypeScript, wasm integration is even more natural thanks to the close proximity between both ecosystems. The core is built in Rust. On top of that, I use WASI 0.2 via wasmtime and the component model, along with custom SDKs that keep things as idiomatic as possible. For example, in Python we have a simple decorator:…

   Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A first project in Rust – in-memory order book▲91

   Contribute to connorwstein/exchange development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Tweening web visualisation, in Rust – (WASM)▲94

   Using wasm-bindgen, and the tween-rs crate

   2024 · rustween.mtassoumt.uk · its alternatives →

7. 7RR
   Rust / Red Alert inspired WASM game in the browser (open source)▲6

   Jun 2026 · punnerud.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8TM
   The most simple web framework for Rust v0.5free▲7

   New Graphul version v0.5.0 Enjoy building webservices with Rust :)

   2023 · graphul-rs.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I'm rewriting a web server written in Rust for speed and ease of use▲68

   Hello! I got quite some feedback on a web server I'm building, so I'm rewriting the server to be faster and easier to use. I (and maybe some other contributors?) have optimized the web server performance, especially for static file serving and reverse proxying (the last use case I optimized for very recently). I also picked a different configuration format and specification, what I believe is easier to write. Automatic TLS is also enabled by default out of the box, you don't need to even enable it manually, like it was in the original server I was building. Yesterday, I released the first…

   2025 · ferron.sh · its alternatives →

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    Cargo-memex – compile rust code into a meme and run it▲61

    compile rust code into memes. Contribute to mattsse/cargo-memex development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Learning Rust by writing a Markdown to HTML compiler▲25

    Hi HN, I'm new to Rust and, after half of `The Rust Programming Language` I decided to delve into a project I would actually use: a markdown to html compiler that actually serves my micro-blog (I started just right after publishing the project hehe). The project is intentionally small and one-file contained: I wanted to have the full picture in mind. I'm open to comments, suggestions and PRs. If you asked me more convincing arguments to "why did you do it?" rather than "to learn Rust" I would respond with: LLMs are effectively a new type of web users today and will be more and more present…

    Jul 2026 · andreadimatteo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12RW
    Rust/WASM lighting data toolkit – parses legacy formats, generates SVGs▲52

    Hi HN, I'm Holger, a developer who worked in the lighting industry. I built this to scratch my own itch and put it on crates.io and PyPI where nothing like it existed. The old file formats (EULUMDAT from 1990, IES from 1991) still work fine for basic photometry. But the industry is moving toward spectral data – full wavelength distributions instead of just lumen values. The new standards (TM-33, ATLA-S001) are barely supported by existing tools. So this handles both: legacy formats for compatibility, spectral data for anyone who wants to work with the new standards. Stack: Rust core, then…

    Dec 2025 · eulumdat.icu · its alternatives →

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    Creating a Snake game clone with Rust/Bevy▲44

    Code is here: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;bebrws&#x2F;bevy-snake I had a lot of fun practicing Rust and Learning some Bevy concepts with this repository. Bevy has an incredibly powerful dependency injection system and follows a pattern called ECS which makes it very powerful (and new to me). This simple < 300 lines of code might help with learning some Bevy concepts. It also shows how to copmile for the web&#x2F;WASM and inject a canvas for the game (or use a pre existing div).

    2024 · bbarrows.com · its alternatives →

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    Shit, TinyGo Crazy Small WASM Binaries. Hack Go and WASM▲6

    Dev's offline page is fun and we did implement it with Rust and WebAssembly. Go is simple. Can we d... Tagged with go, webassembly, showdev.

    2019 · dev.to · its alternatives →

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    Data Engineering with Rust▲11

    Hi HN! A few months ago, EntICOnc shared a blog post I wrote about using Rust from the perspective of a Python developer [0] which was well received, with some positive as well as mixed feedback. One thing I didn’t foresee would happen, is this little post getting a lot of attention, especially from the data engineering crowd which I consider myself a part of. Looking at the feedback, it was clear that there are some resources missing for a specific use case for which I think Rust is a perfect candidate: Data Engineering. Currently, Data Engineering is dominated by languages like Java, Scala…

    2023 · datawithrust.com · its alternatives →

16. 16WJ
    Write JavaScript code that Runs on RUST hits 1M req/s▲6

    This hobby project was created using stolen code from deno tbh. Also I have submitted my framework to TechEmpower benchmarks and other bench marks. I'm attaching the framework score for your reference. https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techempower.com&#x2F;benchmarks&#x2F;#section=test&runid=2...

    Oct 2025 · shyam20001.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17RV
    Rust vs. Go – What are your thoughts?▲10

    I personally haven't event used or looked at Rust so I don't have an opinion. So now I'm interested hearing what others think? I think the syntax of Rust isn't very appealing, but that's not a good reason to &#x2F;not&#x2F; look at it. Convince me? :)

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    You Are Merlin – a Rust CLI and WASM Text Adventure Game▲12

    This is my first Rust project which I got a bit carried away with. It was a great way to learn different parts of Rust and had jump some hurdles when building for WASM, like not having access to loops, std or DateTime. I'd appreciate any feedback of improvements, new features or themes to add. Thanks! Github: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;hseager&#x2F;you-are-merlin

    2024 · hseager.github.io · its alternatives →

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    I built a fast spreadsheet engine for the web in Rust/WASM▲9

    High-performance WebAssembly headless spreadsheet engine for web apps - podraven/titan-engine

    13d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Maginet, a cross-platform strategy game with Rust/WebAssembly▲8

    I hereby present my little tiny pet project that entertained me for the past six months. In this post, I briefly present Maginet and its technical components. It is a turn-based strategy game that is built using Rust and compiles to WebAssembly with HTML5 bindings, which works on mobile and desktop alike! It comes with many game mechanics and components, including an AI opponent and online cross-platform multiplayer. There is so much to discuss even for a project of a smaller scale, but I am nevertheless excited to share a little bit about how you can actually build a game in Rust,…

    2023 · evrim.zone · its alternatives →

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    Rust 1.0▲6

    A high-level, safe and concurrent alternative to C++

    2015 · rust-lang.org · its alternatives →

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    Blob, a softbody physics toy in Rust, WASM, SVG▲9

    Softbody physics in Rust with WASM. Contribute to gkaemmer/rust-wasm-blob development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A book introducing Geospatial and Rust▲11

    My friend and I have been collaborating on this lighthearted introduction to doing geospatial computation in rust. Don't know Rust? Don't know geospatial? I'd be interested to know what you think.

    2022 · book.georust.org · its alternatives →

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    I'm a teen from Kenya and I built a package manager in Rust for fun▲6

    rust-based package manager :). Contribute to v1peridae/vee development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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