Distant Worlds 2 (2022)

An active civilian economy moves resources around your empire while you decide which responsibilities to handle personally. The automation settings are the important first lesson: delegate unfamiliar systems, then take one back when you understand what it does. The manual explains how policies, advisers and individual overrides fit together. Start with the base game rather than extra factions or a major invasion expansion. It suits a patient observer who enjoys discovering why a distant colony cannot get what it needs.