Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 786 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Dischan Media · Visual Novel · Sep 26, 2013

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 213 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 786 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
213 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A good story is something that I truly appreciate, but you have a good story with great gameplay, and I'm in heaven!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the length of Learning to Manage Chaos and the miniscule amount of choices hinder the overall quality of the game, Episode 1 of Dysfunction Systems has a great story, characters, visuals, and soundtrack.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is wonderful too, the backgrounds are rich and full of detail, the characters well drawn.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What I'm saying is that this is a full 10/10 menu and I love it.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I related to the main character, Winter, in ways that I wasn't expecting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story213 reviews
Audio70 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Interface16 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
100% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
69% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99