Building a Desktop Game with Tauri + Vite

Personal Experiment Project

new_prj is an experimental project building a desktop game with Tauri and Vite. It ran for a single day on July 13, 2025, across 4 commits.

What is Tauri?

graph TD
    A[Tauri] --> B[Rust Backend]
    A --> C[Web Frontend]
    B --> D[시스템 API 접근]
    C --> E[UI 렌더링]

    F[Electron] --> G[Node.js Backend]
    F --> H[Chromium]
    G --> I[높은 메모리 사용]
    H --> I

    style A fill:#c8e6c9
    style F fill:#ffcdd2

Tauri's advantages over Electron:

• Bundle size: ~3 MB vs ~150 MB
• Memory usage: ~30 MB vs ~150 MB
• Security: Rust-based sandbox

Vite Configuration

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite';

export default defineConfig({
  server: {
    port: 3000,
    strictPort: true,
  },
  build: {
    target: 'esnext',
  },
});

What the 4 Commits Covered

1. Project initialization (Tauri + Vite scaffolding)
2. Add Vite config file
3. Create empty CSS file
4. Add basic game logic

It was a short project, but it confirmed Tauri's potential. The dramatically smaller bundle size compared to Electron was the standout takeaway.

Tauri vs Electron Summary

Experimenting with new technologies in personal projects is always worthwhile.