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Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

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App ID 248800
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Dischan Media
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 28970832
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date 26 September 2013 – 18:02:00 UTC ()
😏 72.16%
783 reviews
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In-Game

From Dischan Media, creators of the highly acclaimed Juniper's Knot, comes Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos.Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series.What is a mediator?

Additional Information

Developer Dischan Media
metacritic_name Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
controller_support partial
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/248800/
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Dischan Media
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urlhttp://store.steampowered.com/eula/248800_eula_0
Store Release Date 4 April 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 26 September 2013 – 18:02:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 4 April 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1365058800)
Store Asset Modification Time 24 November 2022 – 14:04:18 UTC () (1669298658)
review_score 6
review_percentage 75
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 18 May 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 137811
  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 6 August 2013 – 23:27:27 UTC (), in changelist #262439

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Visual Novel 🌱 Indie 🌸 Anime 🚀 Sci-fi 🔢 Episodic 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Story Rich 😌 Casual 👩 Female Protagonist 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🤏 Short 🎲 RPG 🎭 Drama 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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Bundles

ID Name % Set Created
4100 Dysfunctional Systems Bundle -15% No 14 March 2018 – 10:02:24 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
29974 Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos Store or CD Key 27 November 2024 – 15:47:50 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
29973 Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos Developer Comp CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:58:54 UTC

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