Great post OP, really made me think. I love time loop stories, but "literally everyone is in the time loop" isn't one I've encountered yet. Will definitely check out your links.
Keep in mind that the recommendations are likely influenced by being in the top 200, which is where they look for games to review. Careful of correlation fallacy
Turns out dry sarcasm doesn't come across well in text form, if only there was a way to indicate it