I love a lot of those games as well. I played Civilization V with my roommates a ton, until I had to move out due to recent events. I also absolutely love Oxygen Not Included and Game Dev Tycoon, I have a few too many hours put into those games, they're fantastic! Assassin Creed Odyssey is a fantastic adventure RPG, and I highly suggest it. Unlike most of the entries, Odyssey is an rpg game where you level up, find equipment, and rise the ranks of mercenaries as you explore the greek world.
It has been a while, four years to be precise, but I've actually used Game Maker before; I made a platforming game where you were an antivirus virus, it wasn't good... It was my first ever project, wish I still had access to it, but alas I do not.
I have taken one class in programming in highschool on Javascript, but I'm mostly self taught as I use Python now. I am going to be taking a programming class next semester of college, game design is my current major. I mostly watch a ton of online tutorials though.
Also, side note; I'm currently listening to Danny Baranowsky, and wow! This dude is a legend!