I am not a professional gamer nor do I have much time to invest into a game in one stretch. However I do enjoy the cumulative progress I make with each session I have with the games, specifically progress of acquiring loot, money, powers or in-game materials. Are there any games that try to match my interests?
An example of such games would be Papa Louie’s food games. Though these are very simplistic and made for kids, their per-day game sessions (which last about 10 minutes) perfectly fit the idea of the type of game I am looking for. (I could have come up with a more appropriate or mature example, but that is exactly the point why I am looking for similar games.)
I have looked into the genre of roguelikes, however the basic premise of these games are that they start all over again from each session, which is what I am trying to avoid.
I can play on PC (controller included) and mobile. Apart from this, I would really appreciate if the game is under 10GB, single-player and is just easy in general to understand and play.
Stardew Valley might be right up your alley.
Each day in the game is fairly short, just under 15 minutes. Each days progress carries over to the next, so you have nice short start/stop sessions.
There is loot you can gain, lots of money to build and expand along with resources like food to grow or wood to harvest that then allow for more buildings on your property. Caves to explore, relationships to form with other villagers in the town, and a bunch of unlockable things to show steady progress.
My wife and I both got hooked, and over the years have sunk 500+ hours into it just from doing various replays.
Its a small game storage size-wise, single or multi-player are equally enjoyable, and not a big money investment.