Lua waa luuqad aad u fudud oo hadafka laga lahaa uu yahay in luuqadani balaadhiso ama kor u qaato wax qabadka applications-ka (embeddable scripting language). Inta badan luuqadan waxa lagu isticmaala Game development . Luuqadan waxaad ku dhisi karta: Game development, Embedded systems & IoT, Configuration and automation tools, Desktop and mobile apps (with frameworks), Plugins and extensions (used in text editors, software tools, etc.), Command-line tools .