Sounds like you want a factory/automation game.
I propose Satisfactory, Foundry, Desynced, or Shapez 2.
None of them involve anime, through I think the robots in Foundry and Desynced look cute. All of them involve building things, and automating the building of things.
Visual novels fit this rather closely. They’re a mixture of book and game, so any fluff you encounter tends to be skippable.
Other than that, I propose The Pegasus Expedition. I found it to be fairly fast-paced.
You don’t have many opportunities to grind in Reverse Collapse. The game is hard, though it mainly depends on your ability to strategize than raw numbers. For example, there’s one boss early on who’s completely unbeatable unless you can exploit her AI into running on some plants.
Someone born within the years 1992-1995. You can spot 'em easy.
Sorry, I’m illiterate (this was written by my editor).
There are plenty of weird people making weird games if you know where to look. itch io and DLSite, for instance.
I miss Filefront.
This one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3259820/Alices_World_Demo/
It’s a nifty little game where the protagonist and the player are treated as separate characters. Some girl found herself in an apocalyptic world, and the player appears as a disembodied voice to lend assistance. What I like about this one is that the protag has some Tales-esque skits to chat with the player directly.
I view society as a poison I can use to hurt people. Very anti-capitalist, and promotes participation in capitalist society.
On the other hand, you don’t need to worry about power in Shapez 2. The constant power crunch in Satisfactory is what made me drop it.