Backburn
Wildfire Strategy Simulator
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Read wind, slope, and fuel. Position crews, cut containment lines, and use careful firing operations before a changing wildfire crosses your objectives.
Backburn is a rigorous wildfire strategy simulation built around the forces
that actually shape a fire: fuel, terrain, wind, moisture, and time.
Take command across 30 handcrafted scenarios. Study topography and fuel beds,
forecast changing conditions, deploy limited crews, and decide where a line can
hold. Every order spends time. Every shift in wind can redraw the problem.
SIMULATION WITH SUBSTANCE
- Surface spread modeled from established Rothermel fire-behavior equations
- 18 fuel classes, including the 13 Anderson wildland fuel models
- Slope, aspect, wind, moisture, spotting, and suppression interact on the map
- Fire intensity and rate of spread respond to local conditions
- Pause and time controls let you study the incident or manage it under pressure
COMMAND THE RESPONSE
- Deploy hand crews and engines where they can make a difference
- Construct direct and indirect containment lines
- Plan firing operations with attention to wind and escape routes
- Protect scenario objectives while managing finite resources
- Review the map and outcome to improve the next plan
30 DISTINCT INCIDENTS
Scenarios range from grass and brush runs to timber, peat, canyon, interface,
and multi-front incidents. Each one changes the terrain, weather, resources,
objectives, and tactical problem instead of simply increasing a number.
BUILT TO OWN
Backburn is a complete offline game. There are no advertisements, accounts,
subscriptions, in-app purchases, paid timers, trackers, or network requirement.
Buy it once and every scenario and system is included.
Backburn is an educational strategy game, not an operational fire-prediction
or emergency-response tool. Always follow official authorities during a real
wildfire.
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Data Not Collected
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Information
- Seller
- Robert Corbin
- Size
- 123.4 MB
- Category
- Strategy
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Robert Corbin
