Playtest Research Assistant for Your Game

Powered by Lysto AI

Ask natural language questions about your playtests and get instant, evidence-backed insights from transcripts, surveys, player profiles, and study context without manually reviewing hours of data.

AI playtest Analysis
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Your Playtest, Now Searchable Like a

Research Database

Playtest Research Assistant transforms your entire playtest dataset into a queryable insight layer.
Instead of navigating recordings, transcripts, and multiple dashboards, you can simply ask questions and receive structured, decision-ready insights instantly.

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It synthesises:

Playtest setup
Playtest Setup Context
Transcripts
Gameplay Transcripts
Surveys
Post test Surveys
Profiles
Playtester Profiles
AI annotations
AI annotations and themes
All in one conversational interface built directly into your Lysto dashboard.

Why Playtest AnalysisSlows Down Product Decisions

Game teams generate valuable playtest data but analyzing it efficiently remains a major bottleneck.

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Key Pain Points

  • Too many gameplay recordings to manually review
  • Large volumes of transcript and survey text
  • Insights scattered across multiple sources
  • Slow synthesis from raw data to actionable findings
  • Heavy reliance on researcher bandwidth

The result:

Delayed insights, missed patterns, and slower iteration on core gameplay decisions.

From Raw Playtest Data to Instant,Evidence-Backed Insights

Playtest Research Assistant allows teams to interact with their playtest as a living research repository. Simply ask a question, and the assistant analyses your study data to deliver structured answers grounded in real player evidence.

Output Includes
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Clear findings

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Supporting player quotes

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Pattern summaries

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Relevant timestamps

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Segment comparisons

No manual synthesis required.

Ask Research Questions in Natural Language

Where are players getting confused or stuck?

What patterns show up across player feedback?

How do different player segments behave?

What did players think about the tutorial?

Perform a thematic analysis of this playtest

What are the biggest friction points in this build?
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The assistant understands research intent and returns structured, contextual answers aligned with your study goals.

Context-Aware AnalysisAcross Your Entire Study

The Playtest Research Assistant reads and synthesises multiple data layers simultaneously, ensuring answers are grounded in the full research context—not isolated clips or quotes.

Data Sources Used
Transcripts

Transcripts from gameplay sessions

Post-playtest survey responses

Post-playtest survey responses

Player profile metadata

Player profile metadata

Study setup and research objectives

Study setup and research objectives

AI-tagged annotations and themes

AI-tagged annotations and themes

Every answer is traceable back to real evidence within your dataset.

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Not Just Clips.Not Just Dashboards.Real Research Intelligence.

Most playtest platforms provide raw recordings, clips, and fragmented data.Lysto's Playtest Research Assistant goes further by letting you directly query your playtest and receive structured, evidence-based answers in seconds.

It's like having an on-demand research analyst embedded in every project.

Built forProject Managers, Designers, and Researchers

Value points:

  • Faster insight generation
  • Reduced manual analysis time
  • Immediate thematic synthesis
  • Better cross-team alignment
  • Faster product iteration cycles
  • Less dependency on manual report creation
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Turn Your Playtests Into Instant Research Insights

Stop searching through data. Start asking smarter questions.