# Outdoor GM — Game master for the outdoors

> Game master for the outdoors (iPhone/iPad app by Shannon MacKenzie.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outdoor-gm/id6777033380 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shannon MacKenzie](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895540047)
- Category: Entertainment, Sports
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outdoor-gm/id6777033380/reviews.md

## What is Outdoor GM?

Outdoor GM turns any park, woods, trail, or campus into the board for your own live-action game.

One person runs the game as the Game Master. Everyone else joins with a code and heads out. As players move through the real world, the GM watches them all on a single live map and gets an instant alert the moment a player reaches a checkpoint — no radios, no guessing, no spreadsheets.

FOR THE GAME MASTER
- Live map of every player, updating in real time
- Drop checkpoints anywhere and get alerted the instant someone arrives
- Set a play-area boundary and get warned if a player wanders out of it
- Broadcast announcements and events to everyone, or send one to a single player
- Build a timed run-sheet that fires events, opens locations, and pings you on schedule
- Track who's still in, who's out, and how long everyone has played

FOR PLAYERS
- Join in seconds with a game code
- See your own position on the map and your time remaining
- Get game events and alerts the moment they happen, even with your screen locked
- One-tap safety alert to reach the Game Master if you ever need help

BUILT FOR REAL OUTDOOR PLAY
- Keeps you on the map in the background, even with the app closed
- Battery-saver mode for long sessions
- Optional timed check-ins keep everyone in the game

Whether it's a last-one-standing survival game, a checkpoint race, capture-the-flag, or your own invented format, Outdoor GM gives you the live map and the tools to run it.

LOCATION & PRIVACY
Outdoor GM uses your location — including in the background during a game — so your Game Master can see you on the map and the game can react when you reach a checkpoint. Your location is shared only with the Game Master of a game you join, and only while you're playing. Leave a game at any time to stop sharing.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-20

No release notes.

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All apps by Shannon MacKenzie: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895540047

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