ggez/ggez

Health v2 · maintenance only

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4680 stars · 440 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ggez is a lightweight Rust game framework for making 2D (and some 3D) games with minimum friction, inspired by the LÖVE (Love2D) API. It provides hardware-accelerated rendering via wgpu, sound playback, resource loading, font rendering, and input event handling while leaving physics, ECS, and networking to external libraries.

Use cases

• make a 2D game in Rust
• build a game jam prototype quickly
• create a Love2D-style game in Rust
• draw hardware-accelerated 2D graphics with wgpu
• play sound effects and music in a Rust game
• handle keyboard and mouse input in a game loop
• load game assets from folders or zip files

When to choose

• you want a batteries-included, minimal-friction 2D game framework in Rust
• you are doing a game jam or small-to-medium 2D project
• you like the LÖVE API style and want it in Rust
• you want to pick your own physics, ECS, and networking libraries

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured engine with built-in physics, ECS, animation, GUI, or networking
• you are building large 3D games or need a full 3D engine
• you need official mobile or web support (only unofficially supported)
• you prefer a data-oriented ECS-first engine like Bevy

Facets

framework · maturity active

game-engine graphics audio-processing gui graphics cross-platform rust windows cross-platform 2d-games love2d-inspired wgpu game-jams gamedev game-development linux macos

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