for some reason I really want a game about just endlessly crafting towards a goal
no incremental aspects or even automation
just working until you’ve completed some huge task
My first thought was Prestige Tree ( https://jacorb90.me/Prestige-Tree/ ). While it does have some minor automation, it exists to prevent the game from requiring an insane amount of multitasking.
brother, there are plenty of games like that in the real world.
Go make a movie or something!