Im tired of collecting and managing. Im playing Ghost of Tsushima, and I just cant let myself enjoy it because I obsessively do side quests and find stuff to upgrade. Honestly all the big adventure games these feel like they pull from the same formula, its all just different skins for The Witcher 3. This is why fromsoft games are so much more memorable imo, look at the experience playing sekiro vs ghost of tsushima.
FWIW, there are some "gamey" genres that are (almost overly) popular right now. A good metroidvania will have fun combat and progression. Rogue-lites emphasize having fun individual sessions rather than collecting and hoarding and managing inventory. And I mean speaking of From, "Souls-like" is basically its own genre now too.