Choose Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
Choose Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos launched in 2013.
Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos vs 边缘项目 / Living Island Project
Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos and 边缘项目 / Living Island Project both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos (2013) is 9 years older than 边缘项目 / Living Island Project (2022). Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than 边缘项目 / Living Island Project (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose 边缘项目 / Living Island Project
Choose 边缘项目 / Living Island Project if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 边缘项目 / Living Island Project launched in 2022.
Both Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos and 边缘项目 / Living Island Project sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos |  边缘项目 / Living Island Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (536 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dischan Media | LIP制作组 |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos (2013) is 9 years older than 边缘项目 / Living Island Project (2022).
- Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than 边缘项目 / Living Island Project (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; 边缘项目 / Living Island Project has no Deck rating yet.
Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos vs 边缘项目 / Living Island Project — FAQ
- Should I play Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos or 边缘项目 / Living Island Project first?
- If you want chronology, Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos (2013) came out before 边缘项目 / Living Island Project (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos and 边缘项目 / Living Island Project similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.