Key takeaways

• Floating Sandbox leads the ranking snapshot for this category.
• RFS - Real Flight Simulator has the strongest install base in this slice.
• TABS Pocket Edition leads 2025 growth rate when history is available.
• 2025 growth coverage is 10/10; missing apps are marked as N/A.

Data and methodology

Top chart source: playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02 (country US, latest day in index).

Metadata source: consolidated_playstore_v2 via ELASTIC_DH_URL (developer, maxInstalls).

Growth source: playstore_growth_metrics_index-* for 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31.

Dataset

rank	icon	title	app_id	developer	maxInstalls	inicio_2025	fin_2025	crecimiento_abs	crecimiento_pct	source_index
1		Floating Sandbox	com.g2labs.floatingsandboxmobile	g2-labs	7,999	589	1,305	716	121.6%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
2		RFS - Real Flight Simulator	it.rortos.realflightsimulator	RORTOS	8,171,678	6,479,725	8,095,652	1,615,927	24.9%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
3		Mini Metro	nz.co.codepoint.minimetro	Dinosaur Polo Club	3,323,459	3,012,340	3,297,803	285,463	9.5%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
4		FNaF 6: Pizzeria Simulator	com.clickteam.freddyfazbearspizzeriasimulator	Clickteam USA LLC	600,328	523,447	585,487	62,040	11.9%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
5		Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C	com.nintendo.zasa	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	406,094	321,167	398,617	77,450	24.1%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
6		TABS Pocket Edition	com.xd.tabs.google	Landfall Games	106,621	4	96,670	96,666	2,416,650.0%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
7		Religion Inc. God Simulator	com.gamefirst.religioninc	GameFirst	275,884	193,053	269,057	76,004	39.4%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
8		Farming Simulator 23 Mobile	com.giantssoftware.fs23.google	GIANTS Software	381,210	282,436	373,021	90,585	32.1%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
9		RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic	com.atari.mobile.rctclassic	Atari, Inc.	350,885	274,898	344,638	69,740	25.4%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02
10		Demon Castle Story	net.kairosoft.android.demoncastle	Kairosoft	40,972	14,896	34,060	19,164	128.7%	playstore_top_paid_game_simulation-2026-02