What ways are there to automate installation of a list of apps?
“adb install” can be used to install apks without rooting the phone.
fdroidcl can automate downloading apks from F-Droid.
Is there anything similar that can install a list of Play store apps / package names?
If its a convenience thing. PI with shizuku can do background(in the notification) installs. So, you can tap install on multiple apks at the same time.