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title: 'iPhone-based Fieldrunners named one of Time’s top 10 video games of 2008'
date: '2008-12-08T14:00:43-08:00'
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  - Fieldrunners
  - iPhone
  - Oregon
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  - Time
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  - 'subatomic studios'
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# iPhone-based Fieldrunners named one of Time’s top 10 video games of 2008

[![Fieldrunners](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/fieldrunner_logo_medium.gif?w=925)](http://subatomicstudios.com "Fieldrunners")Portland’s mobile development chops continue to gain attention. This time it’s an addictive iPhone app built by Portland-based [Subatomic Studios](http://subatomicstudios.com/ "Subatomic Studios").

It seems that almost everyone who plays Fieldrunners—a strategic tower defense game—gets a little bit addicted to it. Even the writers at Time Magazine. So much so, in fact, that—even though the app was only released a little over two months ago—it has been named one of [Time’s top 10 video games for 2008](http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863763_1863777,00.html "Time top 10 video games 2008").

Not iPhone games, mind you. **Video games. Period.**

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Why do they like it?

> With the opening of the App Store and the release of development tools, third-party developers have converted the iPhone and the iPod Touch into handheld gaming devices that will soon be serious competition for the Nintendo DS and Sony’s PSP. The pick of the first litter is *Fieldrunners*, a fast and furious tower defense game that looks great on those super-bright, super-crisp screens and seamlessly integrates the famous touchscreen as a game controller.

Pretty high praise—and definitely mainstream exposure—for some great development happening here in Portland. Now, if we can just get them to look up from the game long enough to see the other cool stuff that’s happening here.

To download the app for your iPhone or iPod Touch, go to [Fieldrunners in the App Store](http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292421271 "Fieldrunners ").

*(Hat tip to [Steven Osborn](http://steven.bitsetters.com/ "Steven Osborn"))*