The author should go play tiny glade. They had a lot of fun doing procedural generation for tiny details. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198150/Tiny_Glade/

I'd like the AI disclosure to come earlier, though. I was wondering what was giving the "improved" look. May be possible with DLSS5-like tech, and style transfer.

Now, indeed, tthis is a city builder, and I am not necessarily interested in dead leaves when I play one. But what do I know? Most of my experience is with Sim City 2000.