Let the hate flow through you
25 major expansions, different storylines, base building, suit/multitool/ship upgrading (last two with different procedurally generated styles/classes), 4 different (procgen) alien races to learn language from, procgen missions, a ingame shop to unlock costumization/cosmetics etc...
Barely a game

always funny to read, its as if I would write something derogatory about COD or Battlefield about which I know next to nothing.
Dude, Tetris and Pong are games, but per your definition these count as what? Interactive screen saver?
The comparison is not ridiculous, but the hate this game gets from day one is