If you're going to do busywork progression gameplay in a one-girl focused game you have to at least commit to it like Fallen - Brand New World.
The Sister Monochrome games, even though I really like them overall, leaned toward it being a menu slaving simulator too, at least the first one.
Same with Bottle Biosphere, overall pretty nice, just the gameplay needs that bit of extra depth and polish.

I remember being surprised by pic related with how enjoyable the flow of the game was, though it's been a while since I played it.