rortos

What rortos does

Rortos S.r.l. is an Italian mobile game developer founded in 2012 and headquartered in Verona (Via del Pontiere 11). The company specializes in flight simulation games for mobile and gaming platforms, building a portfolio of 13+ titles spanning civil aviation (Real Flight Simulator, Airline Commander, Extreme Landings), military combat (Wings of Heroes, Real Combat Simulator, Air Fighters), naval operations (Air Navy Fighters, Carrier Landings, F-18 Carrier Landing, Marina Militare, Battle Ship Destroyer), helicopters (Helicopter Simulator – Hellfire Squadron), and historical aircraft (Historical Landings). Rortos' products are built on the Unity engine and distributed globally through iOS App Store, Google Play, Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, reaching a cumulative 200 million+ downloads.

The technology stack integrates real-world environmental data — SRTM30 Plus terrestrial elevation data and MODIS VCF land/water mask for terrain rendering, plus OpenWeatherMap for live meteorological conditions — to deliver realistic flight physics and global terrain on mobile hardware. The company is a subsidiary of Polish mobile gaming group Ten Square Games S.A. (headquartered in Wroclaw), and in June 2023 it absorbed Reludo Srl via a merger by incorporation. No leadership team is disclosed in the input data.

Rortos monetizes through three parallel streams: a freemium base with in-app purchases for virtual currency, items, and upgrades; a recurring subscription tier (RFS Pro) for the flagship Real Flight Simulator with monthly billing and free trials; and one-time premium licenses for PRO versions of titles such as Carrier Landings PRO and Extreme Landings PRO. Customer segments are purely consumer (aviation enthusiasts, casual mobile gamers, and military aviation hobbyists), with marketing driven by social channels (Facebook, Discord, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter) and app-store presence rather than enterprise sales motion. No disclosed revenue, headcount, or funding rounds are available.

Name

rortos

Legal name

Rortos S.r.l.

Website

https://rortos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rortos is an Italian mobile game developer founded in 2012, specializing in flight and combat simulation games for consumer audiences across iOS, Android, Steam, Xbox One, and PS4, with 13+ titles and 200M+ cumulative downloads. It is a subsidiary of Ten Square Games S.A.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Flight Simulation Games

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (51321)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy/4X/Management Game Studios (MPAFAAAK)

Keywords

• Mobile flight simulation
• Aviation gaming apps
• Flight simulator games
• Combat flight games
• Airline management sims

Headquarters

HQ city

Verona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. App Sales and In-App Purchases: Revenue generated from selling mobile flight simulation games through iOS App Store, Google Play, and other app stores. Games offer in-app purchases for virtual currency, items, upgrades, and additional content. The freemium model allows users to download and play for free with optional paid enhancements.
2. Subscription Model (RFS Pro): Real Flight Simulator offers subscription plans for premium access to all game features. Subscriptions renew automatically and include free trial periods. Users can upgrade or downgrade between subscription tiers.
3. Premium Game Purchases: Some games offer paid versions with additional content and features, such as Carrier Landings PRO and Extreme Landings PRO

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rortos S.r.l. is an Italian mobile game developer and publisher founded in 2012 and headquartered in Verona, Italy, specializing in flight simulation games. The company develops and distributes a portfolio of 13+ aviation titles across iOS, Android, Steam, Xbox One, and PS4, covering civil aviation, military combat, naval aviation, helicopter, and historical aircraft genres, with cumulative downloads exceeding 200 million. The studio operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ten Square Games S.A.

Product overview

Rortos is an Italian mobile game developer specializing in flight simulators across civil, military, combat, naval, historical, and helicopter categories. The company offers a portfolio of 13 distinct simulation games built on the Unity game engine and distributed across iOS, Android, Steam, Xbox One, and PS4. The flagship products are Real Flight Simulator (civil aviation), Wings of Heroes (WWII combat), Airline Commander (airline management), and Extreme Landings (emergency pilot training), flanked by specialized titles covering carrier landings, naval combat, helicopter operations, and historical aircraft. The portfolio spans from casual mobile games to more advanced simulations, sharing core flight physics and rendering technology across titles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Real Flight Simulator (RFS): The most advanced mobile flight simulator game.
• Airline Commander
• Extreme Landings
• Wings of Heroes
• Real Combat Simulator
• Air Fighters
• Air Navy Fighters
• Carrier Landings
• F-18 Carrier Landing
• Helicopter Simulator
• Marina Militare
• Historical Landings
• Battle Ship Destroyer

Products and services

• Real Flight Simulator

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 million+ cumulative downloads across all products
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Reludo SrlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2023Merger by incorporation of Reludo Srl (VAT 03996860239) into Rortos Srl completed on June 22, 2023. The merger was executed via Notary Lorenzo Salvatore (Repertory no. 35309). Rortos assumed all rights and obligations of Reludo, continuing all prior legal relations. This consolidation strengthened Rortos' position as a mobile game developer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Miniclip: Major mobile and casual game publisher/developer with strong UA infrastructure. Relevant as a comparable mobile-first game company that has scaled user bases to tens of millions and operates freemium/ads-driven models.
• Paradox Interactive: Publisher of deep simulation and management games (Cities: Skylines, Euro Truck Simulator). Represents the broader PC/console simulation category Rortos competes against for enthusiast time and wallet share.
• Gameloft: Large mobile game publisher with simulation titles (e.g., Asphalt, Modern Combat). Operates as a broad incumbent in mobile gaming with overlapping distribution and monetization expertise relevant to Rortos.
• Asobo Studio (Microsoft Flight Simulator): Developer of Microsoft Flight Simulator under Xbox Game Studios. The dominant PC/console flight sim franchise — competes with Rortos for enthusiast attention and demonstrates the desktop/console ceiling Rortos is pushing toward.

Direct peers

• Infinite Flight: Mobile-first flight simulator offering with realistic flight physics, multiplayer ATC, and aircraft variety. Directly competes with Rortos for the mobile aviation enthusiast segment, particularly against Real Flight Simulator.
• Dovetail Games: Publisher of Train Sim World and the former Flight Sim World. A specialist in simulation games that competes with Rortos in the broader simulation genre, though focused on PC/console.
• Laminar Research (X-Plane): Developer of X-Plane, one of the most established desktop flight simulators with mobile (iOS) availability. Competes with Rortos for the realism-focused flight simulation audience across platforms.
• IPACS (Aerofly FS): Developer of the Aerofly FS flight simulator series on mobile and desktop. Competes head-to-head with Rortos on realistic flight simulation across iOS/Android, with comparable emphasis on authentic aircraft handling.

Emerging players

• FlightGear (open source): Open-source flight simulator project with broad community contributions. Represents the enthusiast/realism end of flight simulation that Rortos targets, though not a commercial competitor.
• Vector Unit: Developer of Riptide GP and other mobile action games with strong physics-based simulation expertise. Comparable as a mobile-first studio with proprietary physics engines — though focused on water-based rather than aerial simulation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rortos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RORTOS/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/RealFlightSimulator
• Instagraminstagram.com/rfs_realflightsimulator_rortos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rortos-s-r-l-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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