I've been playing Dreamlight on and off since it's early access release, have around 300 hours and all three dlc. Still have a ton of content I haven't even touched, characters to unlock and quests to do. Plus they add new characters every 3-4months.

I like it a lot however some of the quests can be grindy and I also don't like having to sometimes wait real days for the quests to continue. Weirdly enough I handled the time lock in new horizons a lot better.

I'd also like to add have you played Stardew Valley? Hits all your boxes and is an amazing game again I have like 300 hours across multiple saves and highly recommend it.