Thank you for the suggestions, however they don't really fit the "indirect orders" category.

About your individual suggestions, I haven't played Humankind yet, but I extensively played all the Civilization and Endless games before and the reviews are mixed.
I own Rise of Industry and I played it for a little while before uninstalling it but I forgot to note why I didn't stick with it.
I'm also a big fan of the XCOM series, back to the very first game published in 1994, the UFO series, and the modern reboots, but I haven't mustered the courage to start a XCOM 2 game yet given the time commitment it requires.