I thought Bethesda was sure to come up! I did play heavily modded Skyrim back in the day, when things were run through a Nexus of some sort; I don´t know if it became enshittified, but it seems like they had the mod thing pretty well handled. I also played a lot of Fallout 3, and was so happy when I could get rid of the green glow, which is not only ugly, but unrealistic. Chernobyl is a beautiful wild paradise now.

I've played Zomboid and I think it's a pretty small town, and survival is really always the top priority. Never consider it an exploration game.

Yes, it does seem that what you like is PROXIMAL to a few other much more profitable genres; thank the gods for mods.

I'll look into the Undead Legacy mod thanks.