Case study

Reburn 3: reimplementation of Burnout 3 Takedown

Reburn 3 is a work-in-progress open-source reimplementation of Burnout 3: Takedown. The README calls it a rewrite and says it is currently playable on Windows and Wine through Cxbx-Reloaded.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

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Last commit: 2023-12-07
Language: C++

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Demo documented; the documentation covers part of the feature set.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The current build is playable on Windows and Wine and uses Cxbx-Reloaded as a compatibility layer.
The README says a later goal is a portable codebase without that compatibility layer.
The README does not name a license.

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BibTeX

@misc{reburn3-case,
  title = {{Reburn 3: reimplementation of Burnout 3 Takedown}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/reburndev/reburn3}},
  url = {https://github.com/reburndev/reburn3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/reburn3-case/}}
}

Plain text

Reburn 3: reimplementation of Burnout 3 Takedown. https://github.com/reburndev/reburn3 (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/reburn3-case/

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README.md GitHub · reburndev/reburn3 · Revision 4be1c36