Games like Pathless Woods
Games like Pathless Woods include Rust, Satisfactory, Kenshi, Raft, and Factorio. We matched them by the tags players give Pathless Woods on Steam (Open World, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, and Simulation): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Rust
Shared: Crafting · Survival · Open World

Satisfactory
Shared: Open World · Crafting · Base Building

Kenshi
Shared: Open World · Survival · Sandbox

Raft
Shared: Survival · Crafting · Open World

Factorio
Shared: Crafting · Sandbox · Survival

Valheim
Shared: Survival · Open World · Crafting

Scrap Mechanic
Shared: Survival · Sandbox · Open World

The Forest
Shared: Survival · Open World · Crafting

ARK: Survival Evolved
Shared: Survival · Open World · Crafting

Enshrouded
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

Terraria
Shared: Survival · Sandbox · Crafting

Conan Exiles Enhanced
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

Core Keeper
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

Project Zomboid
Shared: Open World · Survival · Sandbox

Sons Of The Forest
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

Once Human
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

ARK: Survival Ascended
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

Palworld
Shared: Open World · Survival · Crafting

My Time at Portia
Shared: Open World · Crafting · Farming Sim

Stardew Valley
Shared: Farming Sim · Simulation · Crafting

Don't Starve Together
Shared: Survival · Open World · Crafting

Medieval Dynasty
Shared: Crafting · Survival · Open World

7 Days to Die
Shared: Survival · Open World · Base Building

Stonehearth
Shared: Sandbox · Survival · Building