The Otter Ways

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The Otter Ways

Short description

Humans left this place long ago. Now you, an inquisitive otter, must survive there, among the ruins of their kingdoms.

Developer
Vaeril Games
Publisher
Vaeril Games
Release
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Price
$4.99
Reviews
5
Positive
100%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Features
Full controller support
Tags
Open World Survival Craft Cute Rogue-lite Crafting Underwater Exploration Side Scroller Swordplay Controller Platformer Indie Pixel Graphics Underground Perma Death Singleplayer Adventure Nature 2D Platformer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1ksomewhere between $499 and $2k · roughly 100–400 copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $4.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

Tracking started Aug 14, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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