Intelligence isn’t enough. Data is abundant. Insight is ubiquitous. What game studios really need is clarity about what matters, when it matters, and what to do next.

The DIKW Shift: Why Wisdom > Intelligence

Most tools bury you in data and leave you to figure it out. Lumos provides predictive intelligence with clear recommendations. Because when every decision matters, you need more than information, you need direction. The bottom line? Most tools tell you what happened. Lumos tells you what to do next.

• Which feature combo with cozy games is quietly driving standout engagement?

• Which features commonly pair with the 'World Has Ended' theme and why do they work?

• What theme is gaining traction

 Lumos is built upon the DIKW pyramid:

Data → Information → Knowledge → Wisdom

Most platforms stop at knowledge, but Lumos is built for the next level. How do we do this? It’s a simple five-step process: Ingest. Structure. Enrich. Contextualize. Deliver.

Step 1: Ingest 

Where most other analytics tools stop is where Lumos begins.

We ingest a wide range of inputs and data and feed it into our data moat. This includes:

• Game builds and design documentation

• Store pages, trailers, and marketing assets

• Community sentiment and reviews

• Competitive and genre benchmarks

And because Lumos is built on Gameopedia’s metadata — which has been curated across 100,000+ games over 15 years — we already understand the structure, mechanics, and nuances behind the data.

Step 2: Structure 

Once ingested, Lumos transforms raw data into structured, actionable intelligence.

Lumos normalizes across platforms and formats, allowing meaningful comparisons across genres, themes, and game narratives or tropes. It understands that the presence of similar features doesn’t always mean a similar player experience. 

Take Branching Decisions for instance. It’s a mechanic used in hundreds of modern games where in-game player choices can lead to vastly different storylines, experiences and endings. But not all branching narratives are built the same. 

Cyberpunk 2077 has dialogue options with branching outcomes tagged as a Key Feature, but it doesn’t pair them with meaningful Moral Choices. Mass Effect, on the other hand, treats both Branching Decisions and Moral Choices as core to its identity, allowing players to shape not just what happens next, but their character’s moral trajectory.

Step 3: Enrich 

This is where intelligence becomes wisdom.

Lumos applies Gameopedia’s proprietary taxonomy, built by trained experts and enhanced by AI. Gameopedia’s taxonomy, as explained in our previous blog, isn’t basic genre-tagging, it’s feature-level granularity, offering insights into:

• Emotional tone and vibes

• Narrative structure

• Skill intensity and mechanical complexity

• Monetization nuance

• Representation and themes

Our taxonomy goes beyond presence and focuses on priority. Our Value Context model tells you whether a feature is Defining, Key, Notable, or Elementary.

That’s how Lumos sees not just what a game has, but what makes it tick.

Step 4: Contextualize

Now comes the transformation: Lumos adapts those insights to your lens.

Same data. Different relevance.

• Designers see emotional arcs, mechanic layering, and player feedback patterns.

• Producers get foresight into retention risk and feature viability.

• Marketers get messaging clarity, vibe trends, and persona targeting.

• Executives see white-space opportunities, competitive differentiation, and strategic foresight.

One engine. Many perspectives. All actionable.

Step 5: Deliver 

Lumos isn’t just a dashboard. It’s an assistant that helps studios craft games players love and launch them with data-backed confidence by acting as a strategic layer integrated into every step of your decision flow. From ideation, design, development, marketing, all the way up to post-launch DLCs, Lumos offers insights and wisdom that are immediately actionable.

Why This Matters

Most tools give you the facts. But facts sans context can lead to unfortunate consequences.

Lumos tells you what the data means and what to do next.

This is the difference between being informed and being prepared.

Lumos doesn’t just give you more data, rather it gives you data that enables wiser decisions.