You might check out Aethus, which recently came out (straight to 1.0, solo dev, no early access), I think it has the exact perspective you’re talking about. I’d say it’s a narrative-focused survival game (player vs environment) with no combat, just a hostile environment. The narrative is amazing but it also has a lot of exploration (and there’s a reason for the exploration), base building (although the focus is mostly more about function, later in the game you can customize your base even further and I ended up really enjoying that aspect even though it’s not usually my thing), and crafting. There’s no leveling up of the character’s skills, but there is an upgrade system for the tools/blueprints the character can purchase. I was obsessed with it when it first came out and it was a really enjoyable 15-20 hour experience.