The longer I live, the more I realize one thing. Focusing on the gameplay to the detraction of the graphics makes a better, longer lasting game. Function over form. People LOVE Dwarf Fortress, yet at it's core it's literally just interactive ASCII art (focus on mechanics first, graphics later)

Oh and there's a hack to make your game not ever really run out of steam. More lore, less plot. More sandbox, less linear. Let the player play their own way. That's why I have 5700+ hours in Factorio (just the Steam version, probably close to 1k more on the Switch version). Big update on the way too