Idk, I like it. Obviously it's not perfect. I'm level 32 and plan to keep playing.
My perception might be skewed though. My previous steam purchase was KSP2 and, comparatively, Starfield is much more polished and has way more content.
I am kind of in a similar boat. I mostly play games like KSP and Cities Skylines, and I’ve never played another Bathesda game. I actually enjoyed starfield enough to beat it, but not enough to play the new game plus.