Wildfire
A wildfire strategy puzzle: read the shifting wind, then drop water, cut firebreaks and light backburns to stop the blaze before it reaches the town. Pick a new boon after every stage.
Wildfire is a forest fire strategy game where the fire is a living opponent. A cellular simulation spreads flames tree by tree, faster downwind and slower against it, while a wind compass in the corner swings through the stage. Your job is to protect a small town, and you do it with three tools: water drops that douse and soak a patch of forest, firebreaks that turn a line of trees into bare dirt, and backburns that burn toward the wind to eat the fuel in front of the blaze.
Every stage begins with a calm countdown so you can mark the ignition points, read the wind and plan a defence. Then the fire starts, and each tool has only a few charges, so every drop is a decision. From stage three, embers jump ahead of the front as spot fires, the wind shifts more violently and more ignition points appear. After each stage you pick one of three boons, such as heavier water drops, longer firebreaks, fireproof roofs or extra supplies, so every run builds a different toolkit. Lose half the houses and the run ends.
It suits players who enjoy planning puzzles with a little real-time pressure, on desktop or phone. Tip: a firebreak across the wind works best well ahead of the fire, and a backburn lit just in front of the flames is your emergency brake. Your rank is saved, from Rookie up to Legend.
How to play
Choose a tool, then click or tap the map. Water douses a patch of fire and keeps it wet for a while, a firebreak cuts a line of trees you drag or click out, and a backburn lights a short fire that burns toward the wind and clears fuel. Stop the blaze before half the houses burn. Contain each fire to score for trees and houses saved, then choose a boon and face a bigger fire.
Controls
- Mouse / tap: Pick a tool card, then click or tap the map
- 1 / 2 / 3: Select water, firebreak or backburn
- Drag / tap twice: Draw a firebreak line
- Arrows + Space: Move the cursor and use the tool
- Enter: Toggle double speed
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
Category: Strategy games
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