Yup, Stellar Blade is pretty fun. If you do all the side missions etc you can get a good 50 hrs or so out of it. Could also have a look at FF7 Rebirth ( I bounced off it .. not a bad game, but the side content is literally 70% of the game and has no real bearing on the main story ). My GOTY thus far remains Granblue Fantasy Relink ( available on Steam or PS5 ) with honourable mentions to Unicorn Overlord and Persona 3 Reload.
Have you tried Dragon's Dogma 2 ? It has some technical flaws but is still a fun game.
You're basically me and we've played the exact same games lol!
Stellar Blade was a lot more fun in game play terms than FF7R was with or without Eve and her many, many outfits.
I enjoyed Granblue Fantasy Re:Link a lot, though I wanted more on the story/campaign as it was fairly short, but had a blast playing it all the same.
Black Myth: Wukong has shown a lot of promise but the developer is an unknown entity so it could be great or a stinker.
I'm personally waiting on - Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, Lollypop Chainsaw remaster and Shadows of the Damned remaster.
Elden Ring DLC and Shin Megami Tensei Vengeance ... both next month. After that, Metaphor: ReFantazio, which I think is October.
Here are 10 things I consider to be decent looking titles coming up!
No Elden Ring as I'm on the fence on it and didn't love the original game. Not included are Hades 2 and No Rest for the Wicked as both in EA and waiting for full games to come out.
Visions of Mana may be too happy for me but we'll see, as I usually prefer darker stories.
Unending Dawn
AI Limit
Vindictus: Defying Fate
Crimson Desert
Black Myth Wukong
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Frostpunk 2
Visions of Mana
Hellblade 2