Been chipping away with Elden Ring, but I do use seamless coop for the off chance my friends want to join, and some easymode mod because I am so unbelievably bad at these games.
Having fun, but it's funny when every time I think I could do with less easymode, some enemy absolutely curbstomps me. Maybe one day I can manage without:P
I do like how there's very little waypoint-guidance, but some todo-list for things I have agreed to would be nice. But that's the style, I guess.
I kinda wish the game would detect modding, or the easymode at minimum, and hold the achievements. I don't particularly care one way or the other, but some soulslike-folks probably will get their panties in a twist for dilluting the global achievement-stats.. maybe? But oh well.
The exploration aspect is pretty cool, there's hidden tomb-dungeons etc everywhere. Other games where I've felt exploration was fun were Skyrim, Cyberpunk and (similarly to you) Subnautica.