No I haven't. Will try it, maybe it's good.
But I am talking about the general distraction that all sandbox games have, by design of being a sandbox.
I do play sandbox games, some are ok, some even good, but for most games, it's a distraction rather than a feature.
One game where sandbox / game play is actually a feature used to great effect is this one:
https://f95zone.to/threads/patronus-v3-2-72r18-dve-games.12458/
However, people complain that mechanics are broken, story progression is slow, etc. All consequences of the game design.