SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos overview

Dischan Media | Sep 26, 2013 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC

AdventureCasualIndieRPGVisual NovelSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)31,299
  • Revenue (VGI)$102,000
  • Review score75% positive

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)31,299
  • Revenue (VGI)$102,000
  • Review score75% positive
  • Total reviews786
  • Release dateSep 26, 2013
  • DeveloperDischan Media
  • PublisherDischan Media

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Dischan MediaPublisher: Dischan Media

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Game overview

Overview

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos comes from Dischan Media and is published by Dischan Media. It arrived on Steam on Sep 26, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 786 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1.2 GHz Pentium 41 GB RAMIntegrated Graphics500 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listed2.0 GHz Dual-Core3 GB RAMDedicated Graphics Card500 MB available space
macOSMinimumOS X 10.6Any 64 bit processor1 GB RAMIntegrated Graphics500 MB available space
macOSRecommendedOS X 10.8 or higher2.0 GHz+ Dual-Core3 GB RAMDedicated Graphics Card500 MB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listed1.2 GHz Pentium 41 GB RAMIntegrated Graphics500 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedNot listed2.0 GHz Dual-Core3 GB RAMDedicated Graphics Card500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos has sold up to 31,299 units and has 629 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $102,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos overview details

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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? A mediator is someone who travels to chaotic worlds, attempting to resolve the issues plaguing them. The first entry in the series follows Winter's second mediation, where she shadows the experienced and aloof mediator: Cyrus Addington. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos features two distinct endings, unlockable bonus art, an animated opening video, and a jukebox of in-game music. What is a visual novel? A visual novel is a mix of choose your own adventure books, comics and manga, music, and animation. Play through the story and make choices for the main character to change the outcome of the episode and the events of future episodes! Soundtrack Included All Steam purchases of Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos include the official soundtrack absolutely free! Enjoy a total of 18 tracks, including a full rendition of the Dysfunctional Systems opening theme, in both MP3 and FLAC. The album is included with the game files. To access, right click the "Dysfunctional Systems" entry in your library, click "properties", then go to the "local files" tab, and click the "browse local files" button.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameDysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
Steam App ID248800
Typegame
Release dateSep 26, 2013
DeveloperDischan Media
PublisherDischan Media
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Positive reviews592
Negative reviews194
Total reviews786
Positive percent75%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations629
Average playtime337 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateSep 26, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)24 July 2017 - 19:41:19 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
FollowerNo description
Role ReversalNo description
A Woman of Her WordNo description
RebelNo description
Clever GirlNo description
Earthen ParagonNo description
I AM THE LAWNo description
Foul MoodNo description
Damned if you do, Damned if you don'tNo description
UndertonesNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2013 Dischan Media. All Rights Reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/248800
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/248800/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/248800
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos?

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:41:46 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 6 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (36.7%), Canada (10%), United Kingdom (10%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.3%), United Kingdom (8.4%), Canada (8.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.6%), United Kingdom (8.5%), Canada (8.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28%), United Kingdom (7.6%), Canada (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos?

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos currently sits at 75% positive across 786 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 592 positive reviews and 194 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos have?

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos currently has about 5K tracked Steam followers as of 17 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos?

Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 629, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

75% positive, 592 positive, 194 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

11

Platform releases
  • Steam 26 September 2013

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Dysfunctional SystemsBundle #4100 - 15% off$8.48
Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage ChaosBuy Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos #29974$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual-Core Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated Graphics Card Storage: 500 MB available space

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