I go with the Thanos approach. Collect and retain as many LIs as i can as long as they are all ok with it. But a hard NO to sneaking around especially if I get even a hint that an LI will find out and get depressed in the future.
Yeah I'd go with the "larger content but slower updates" option as well. That way you can look forward to the game, spend enough time on it to be memorable, and play other games in the gap.
I usually don't play any games on repeat. But I'd probably play Being a DIK a few times over because of how different the game can be based on your choices.