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There are some AAA game engine and graphics developers actively using Rust in their main codebase like RAD and Embark, and many are Rust curious and using Rust

There are some AAA game engine and graphics developers actively using Rust in their main codebase like RAD and Embark, and many are Rust curious and using Rust for side projects or tools. It's true that it will be a while before wide Rust adoption happens in the game industry (if ever) and C++ will stay around for a while. As for tech in games moving slowly... there is some truth to that but some things also move much faster than web dev due to new consoles cycles with new hardware capabilities. It will take a LONG time for a SV startup to fully embrace WebGPU even when browser support is decent, on the other hand every AAA game engine has HW raytracing support

nabakin 6y ago
Chucklefish, the developer of Starbound, uses Rust too. The lead dev on the project gave a great presentation [1] at RustConf. [1] https://youtu.be/aKLntZcp27M https://youtu.be/aKLntZcp27M
- steveklabnik 6y ago
  (They did but have since stopped.)
  - Etzos 6y ago
    Do you have any articles or any info on why they decided to stop using Rust? I remember seeing things about them using Rust but never saw anything about them not using it and I'm curious.
    - steveklabnik 6y ago
      They made a few offhand comments on Reddit, but that's it. They decided that having a unified tech stack for the games themselves was worth more than Rust's advantages. Basically, they decided to re-build Witchbrook on top of Wargroove's engine. That being said, I guess I should have put an asterisk on there; they aren't using Rust in game anymore, but they are still (apparently, last we heard) using Rust for server-side components. Wargroove's servers are implemented in Rust.
- Impossible 6y ago
  I'm aware of Chucklefish's usage of Rust, but they aren't a good AAA example even if they've shipped some of the most successful indie titles of all time. Also, as mentioned in a sibling comment they have abandoned Rust because the lead programmer that was driving it moved on.

nabakin 6y ago

Chucklefish, the developer of Starbound, uses Rust too. The lead dev on the project gave a great presentation [1] at RustConf. [1] https://youtu.be/aKLntZcp27M https://youtu.be/aKLntZcp27M

steveklabnik 6y ago
(They did but have since stopped.)
- Etzos 6y ago
  Do you have any articles or any info on why they decided to stop using Rust? I remember seeing things about them using Rust but never saw anything about them not using it and I'm curious.
  - steveklabnik 6y ago
    They made a few offhand comments on Reddit, but that's it. They decided that having a unified tech stack for the games themselves was worth more than Rust's advantages. Basically, they decided to re-build Witchbrook on top of Wargroove's engine. That being said, I guess I should have put an asterisk on there; they aren't using Rust in game anymore, but they are still (apparently, last we heard) using Rust for server-side components. Wargroove's servers are implemented in Rust.
Impossible 6y ago
I'm aware of Chucklefish's usage of Rust, but they aren't a good AAA example even if they've shipped some of the most successful indie titles of all time. Also, as mentioned in a sibling comment they have abandoned Rust because the lead programmer that was driving it moved on.