Why Design Needs a Game Intelligence Upgrade

Lumos eliminates the cost of manual research, competitive comparisons, and features deep dives. With role-specific insights tailored for PC and console designers, Lumos helps you validate your ideas, refine your features, and stay ahead of trends without breaking your creative flow.

Let Lumos handle the heavy lifting of research so you can focus on crafting unforgettable player experiences. 

Design Challenges Solved with Lumos

Leverage Lumos’s 22,000+ feature attributes and cross-platform insights to create distinct visuals and unique designs tailored to proven player preferences.

The Innovation Challenge

Designer’s Dilemma: “I want to create a unique crafting system, but it feels like everything’s been done before”

With Lumos: Find untapped feature combinations and see how others have approached similar systems.

Lumos Delivers:

• Unique Inclusions: Discover feature combinations that stand out

• Feature Breakdowns: See how crafting mechanics evolve across genres

• Trending Games Analysis: Spot what’s rising across PC and console

• Games Releasing Soon: Track emerging gameplay trends

• Explore-by-Category: Uncover new themes, moods, or mechanics

The Outcome: Stimulate fresh ideas and build something different.

The Market Understanding Challenge

Designer’s Dilemma:  “Will my rogue-like elements resonate with my target audience?”

With Lumos: Understand what players in your target segment actually enjoy and engage with.

Lumos Delivers:

• Player Trends: See which mechanics players gravitate toward

• Gamer Personas: Compare preferences across different audience segments

• Market Research: Segment insights by genre or platform

• Review Scores: Validate design choices with real-world feedback

The Outcome: Design with confidence, knowing your features resonate with the players you’re targeting.

The Feature Prioritization Challenge

Designer’s Dilemma: “Which features should we focus on for our early access release?”

With Lumos: Identify what features players care about most and which ones to build first.

Lumos Delivers:

• Most Played Features: Prioritize high-impact, proven mechanics

• Feature Analyzer: Weigh design effort vs. player payoff

• Predictive Trend Analysis: Identify seasonal or rising feature interest

• Top Game Comparisons: Reference successful feature combos

The Outcome: Create a feature roadmap that balances creativity with strategic clarity.

The Old Way vs. The Lumos Way

Your Design Journey with Lumos

1. Research & Ideation

Goal: Find inspiration. Align creative ideas with the market.

Tools:

• Top Trending Games

• Explore-by-Category

• Trending Search Queries

• Games Releasing Soon

Results:

• Accelerate your research process

• Know what’s fresh vs. what’s overdone

• Align creative ideas with market interest

2. Feature Development

Goal: Prioritize with purpose. Get team buy-in.

Tools:

• Feature Breakdowns

• Symbiotic Features

• Gamer Personas

• Player Trends Graphs

Results:

• Justify your feature roadmap with data

• Avoid unnecessary iteration cycles

• Get faster buy-in from producers and peers

Pro Tips for Power Users

• Search Smart: Start broad, then filter by genre, platform, or persona.

• Look for Outliers: Unique ideas often appear in unexpected places.

• Validate Before You Pitch: Use Feature Analyzer to back your ideas with hard data

Why Designers Choose Lumos

Lumos is built to complement your creativity — not replace it.

Whether you’re prototyping new systems or pitching your next big feature, Lumos helps you:

• Discover ideas others overlook

• Stay ahead of market shifts and design trends

• Back creative risks with concrete insight

  
  

Ready to Design with Confidence?

With Lumos, you can:

• Validate ideas before you build

• Prioritize features backed by data

• Create games players will care about