Games like The Otter Ways
Games like The Otter Ways include Subnautica, Terraria, Subnautica: Below Zero, Don't Starve, and The Forest. We matched them by the tags players give The Otter Ways on Steam (Open World Survival Craft, Cute, Roguelite, Crafting, and Underwater): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Subnautica
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Underwater · Crafting

Terraria
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration

Subnautica: Below Zero
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Underwater · Exploration

Don't Starve
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Indie

The Forest
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration

Forager
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Pixel Graphics

Starbound
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration

The Long Dark
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Exploration · Crafting

Sunkenland
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Underwater · Crafting

Stranded Deep
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration

DAVE THE DIVER
Shared: Exploration · Underwater · Pixel Graphics

Valheim
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration

No Man's Sky
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Exploration · Crafting

Dune: Awakening
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Exploration · Crafting

Raft
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Underwater

Slime Rancher
Shared: Cute · Exploration · Adventure

A Short Hike
Shared: Cute · Exploration · Indie

Necesse
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Pixel Graphics

Green Hell
Shared: Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Shared: Side Scroller · Exploration · Cute

Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Roguelite · Indie · Pixel Graphics

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

Rust
Shared: Crafting · Open World Survival Craft · Adventure

Webbed
Shared: Cute · Exploration · Pixel Graphics