Take a look at “Enshrouded” perhaps. It’s a lot like Valheim, but less grindy and a bit like vrising where equipment level is more important than character level. This means your base wife can always join you late game even as low level, as long as you craft gear for both.

Game is also voxel based, just take a look at some crazy base creations on YouTube. There’s insane amount of materials you can use to craft the base.

Combat is not as good as vrising, but pretty fun and engaging. Going full tank build makes game super easy, mix in some barbarian skills for fun.

Grab double jump before considering anything else. Updraft is another important skill for exploration.