Exhibitors

Exhibitors is a factory-building game with farming and exploration elements, set among enormous floating creatures deep in the clouds of a gas giant. Each creature, called an exhibitor, carries an ecosystem shaped by its size, material composition and temperature. You explore these biomes, observe and research their organisms, then farm and ranch them to increase production. Growing production can harm an exhibitor and its ecosystem, so you can move on to newer and larger ecosystems.

Explore the ecosystems

Each biome has more than 10 plants and animals, evolved to fill different biological niches. You observe and research them to learn about their behaviors and ecosystems. As you explore, you take notes and make quick sketches; continued observation makes the drawings more detailed and teaches you how to use the organisms.

Build and produce

You terraform and control exhibitors, starting with small outposts and working toward megafactories. Researching organisms and discovering exotic recipes expands your production options. Each exhibitor has finite resources and a delicate ecosystem; if it falls out of balance, the creature may sink into the planet's depths.

Venture deeper

Exhibitors grow by orders of magnitude as you descend farther into the planet. Larger ecosystems support greater biodiversity and provide the energy that larger, more specialized species need to thrive. They may also enable more production and unlock additional exotic recipes.

Shape the planet

After reaching a certain level, you can control where exhibitors move and how they behave. You build meta-structures to manage conditions such as temperature, humidity and air composition, and may eventually be able to create exhibitors of your own.