I absolutely loved this book. All the code works and the presentation of concepts proceeds very logically. At the end you end up with a small roguelike dungeon crawler built on the author's own convenience rendering library (bracket-lib) and a very respectable open source Entity Component System (ECS) libary (legion from Amethyst). The journey of getting there also prepares you well for further exploration in defining data-driven content.

I don't know if Mr. Wolverson is considering it, but I would love to see a sequel title that delves deeper into the topic of procedurally generated content and roguelike game development using Rust and a fuller exploration of a more general engine such as Bevy or Amethyst.

Herbert has done a great job of using video-games to convey Rust practices.

I do not have a degree in CS.

I come from a JavaScript back ground.

This book has been easy to digest. Does a great job at preparing you for further chapters as you read. It has been a great way to spend the time learning a language that has only made my work skill-set more robust.

This is a nice introduction to Rust and writing a roguelike game using bracket library. Minus one star for lack of tests and sometimes ambiguous text instructions.

This is a great intro to game design as a whole. If you are wanting to become a rust jedi, look elsewhere. The author does a great job of holding your hand for the first few chapters. Rust can be a bit odd if you haven’t worked in systems programming before. Once you understand the framework of how rust works, the rest of the book is a game design gem. Roguelike games often get overlooked for the more modern, high end graphics sensory overload titles of today. You will learn a good intro to ECS and procedural generation. All in all, I highly recommend this title for those seeking an alternative to Unity, Godot, and Unreal.

Hello everyone, I just want to thank the author of this book. I’ve used so many beginner resources to learn rust and none of them have been as easy and fun yet technical that you can understand and retain these difficult concepts easily. It takes a seasoned pro to really create such an awesome book. I spend an hour reading and another hour writing the code and off branching creating my own projects through each step. I’m about to start on the flappy bird game project but I’ve got a really solid foundation now. I’ve been trying to learn for about a year and 6 months and made tons of progress in the first 2 weeks of buying this book. Please buy and I’m really hoping you write another book because this is phenomenal!

Amazing book, it doesn’t so much teach rust as it teaches combination of game designs and implementing them in rust.

Wish the book was longer though

If you buy this book to learn Rust and aren't very interested in game development, you'll probably be disappointed. However, if your primary interest is game dev and how to do it in Rust, coming from a novice's perspective (though not a complete beginner), this book is almost PERFECT. This book really shines in showing how an entity-component-system works in practice. Before reading this (and typing/compiling every line of code in it), I really struggled with taking games to the next level of complexity beyond just moving sprites around and collision detection. Now I know at least one good way it is done, which can apply to many types of games and even games written in languages other than Rust.

This book does a good job introducing Rust basics in the beginning and then sets out to make a full-fledged game which sounds appealing at first. But the entire book ends up focusing on utilizing an ECS library called Legion that does a lot of Rust macro magic that defeats the purpose of learning Rust. You have to "trust" the author when they show code snippets to you and tell you how to rewrite your Legion scheduler to meet your chapter's objectives.

Now they do sprinkle in some more Rust idiomatic best practices and Bracket lib is a fun terminal rendering library. The entire book is a fun follow and may be a good starting point for some, but I found the emphasis on Legion to be a bit too much and had me lost sometimes.

El libro llegó en buen estado, el contenido sin lugar a dudas recomendado, si es tu primera vez con rust puede que algunos conceptos sean confusos al principio, los ejercicios se van desarrollando de manera sublime. Como introducción a programación de videojuegos es bueno.

Il libro è focalizzato più sulla logica dei progetti che sul linguaggio in se, quindi è perfetto come complemento ad un buon manuale di Rust.

È scritto in modo molto scorrevole e affronta con gradualità lo sviluppo dei progetti senza essere mai noioso o inutilmente prolisso.

L'autore conosce bene la materia di cui parla e riesce a trasmettere i concetti chiave in modo semplice e razionale. Non mancano i riferimenti ad argomenti più avanzati per chi volesse approfondirli autonomamente.

Non è necessaria alcuna conoscenza preliminare di Rust (ma un minimo background di programmazione può rendere la lettura più semplice) ma se si è alla ricerca un libro per imparare il linguaggio da 0 probabilmente questa non è la lettura più adatta.

Lo consiglio a chi è interessato al tema specifico dello sviluppo di giochi o a chiunque stia studiando Rust e voglia imparare ad organizzare i propri progetti.

It is an excellent resource for learners of all programming levels. The book strikes a perfect balance between accessibility and depth, making it valuable for both beginners and experienced programmers. The focus on practical application, particularly in 2D game development, adds an engaging dimension to the learning experience. With concise explanations, well-commented code examples, and a gradual progression of topics, this book offers a comprehensive and enjoyable way to explore Rust programming. Highly recommended!

Really liked it, quite a fun intro to game development, especially, with Rust.

I received this today and have already read and coded part 1.

The book is clear, concise and so far easy to follow without any errors in the code or content.

The authors style of writing keeps you engaged and he explains everything clearly.

I have read many Rust books and this one sits along side Rust in Action as my go to books for learning Rust.

Highly recommend both.