1) Make a copy of this sheet! Delete the data.

2) Clear the headers of the trait columns (in green) and replace them with three tags you'd use to describe your game. If you're not ready for this yet, no worries, just proceed and fill them in as you find comps.

3) Head to Gamalytic's games list

4) Filter according to genres, sub-genres and tags that match your game. You'll need to run multiple queries to find the games you want.

6) Comb through the list. Use Steam to determine how similar the games are to yours. If they're a close enough match to look at further, add them to the chart below.

7) Identify what makes them similar to yours, and use the trait columns to categorize those similarities. Feel free to additional trait columns.

8) Qualitatively judge overall similarity and put a Low/Medium/High rating in the "Match" column.

9) Repeat steaps 4-8 until you're satisfied with your game list.

- This is an actual analysis of the cooperative roguelike genre focused primarily on games selling between 30k and 300k copies that feature ship combat.

- To improve on the data below, I'd lower the floor and include examples in the genre that sold as low as 5k units. Remember, you're trying to capture a comprehensive picture.

- Most columns are identical to the .csv, though I added a couple columns in orange. I added a "Notes" column to jot down comments for later, and I added a "Steam Reviews" column because of their usefulness in estimating revenue (using the Boxleiter method--read more here: [link coming soon])