About the Book
Mastering Game Programming in Rust: Build Fast, Reliable, and Modern 2D, 3D, and Multiplayer Games with Rust's Safety and PerformanceRust is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting languages in modern software development, and game programming is no exception. Mastering Game Programming in Rust is a complete, hands-on guide that teaches you how to harness Rust's performance, safety, and concurrency features to build games that are fast, stable, and scalable. Whether you're developing 2D arcade games, immersive 3D worlds, or large-scale multiplayer experiences, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to bring your ideas to life.Starting with the foundations of Rust for game developers, you'll learn how ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes give you memory safety without garbage collection. From there, the book moves into practical topics: implementing game loops, handling input, drawing sprites, and building physics-driven worlds. You'll explore both 2D and 3D development using frameworks like Bevy, macroquad, and wgpu, mastering everything from animations and collision detection to shaders, terrain generation, and audio integration.Multiplayer and networking receive special attention, with clear explanations of TCP vs. UDP, client-server architecture, WebSockets, QUIC, and techniques like lag compensation and prediction. You'll also learn how to organize large projects with Cargo, test and debug your game logic, profile for performance, and prepare your games for distribution across Windows, Linux, macOS, the web, and even mobile.Beyond the fundamentals, the book dives into advanced topics such as procedural content generation, AI for decision-making and pathfinding, modding support with scripting, and experimental directions in VR and AR. Each chapter includes code examples, exercises, and real-world insights to help you not just understand concepts, but apply them effectively.By the end of this book, you'll have both the technical depth and the practical confidence to design and deploy professional-quality games in Rust. More importantly, you'll have a toolbox of skills that make your projects safer, faster, and future-proof.Why You Need This BookLearn how to build complete 2D, 3D, and multiplayer games in Rust.Gain mastery of ownership, concurrency, and safety in a game development context.Work with modern Rust game engines and graphics libraries.Apply real-world techniques like AI, procedural generation, and scripting.Package, profile, and deploy your games across multiple platforms.Take your game development skills to the next level with Rust. Whether you're an indie developer, a hobbyist looking to sharpen your skills, or an experienced programmer exploring Rust for high-performance game development, this book gives you everything you need.
