I think Windbound[0] does a decent job. Maybe not; I haven’t advanced much. But there is some compelling mystery it offers, which also seems to promise a payoff in the end. Also some clear milestones to hit in the form of “““reaching locations””” and “““activating things”””.

I never really “got into it”, as it were, but it has all the right pieces for a good survival-craft. Rogue-lite too, if I’m not mistaken.

0: https://windboundgame.com/