# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/reburndev/reburn3>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/reburndev/reburn3/blob/4be1c36e09504d8d426f290eff7580c31796ca32/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/reburn3-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/reburn3-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/reburn3-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/reburndev/reburn3/blob/4be1c36e09504d8d426f290eff7580c31796ca32/README.md>

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