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Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2013
Games like Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation
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Players who liked Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation also play
The closest matches to Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation: Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos, Necrobarista, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Analogue: A Hate Story, and An Octave Higher. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
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- 2023
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Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation.
- 75% of 536 reviews
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Shares world building through dialogue with Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation.
- 96% of 127 reviews
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Dischan Media
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 2
- 73% of 26 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Dry humor in character interactions
- Explores systemic contradictions of a utopian society
- Prioritizes lore over traditional conflict
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation.
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Necrobarista
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation.
About Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation
The closest matches to Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation: Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos, Necrobarista, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Analogue: A Hate Story, and An Octave Higher. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos, Necrobarista and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its classroom lecture exposition and dialogue driven characterization. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation: Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation is a kinetic novel and a prequel to Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. It uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story and follows Winter Harrison during her first week at mediator school.
Is Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 26 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dry humor in character interactions
- Explores systemic contradictions of a utopian society
- Prioritizes lore over traditional conflict
- Teases future plot without resolving it
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Was looking forward to this when it first came out but upon seeing it for the first time I was put off. Art is nothing close to the first game and while the soundtrack is good it also doesn't come close the the first game. Sucks that the…”
People who play it also play: Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos, Necrobarista, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Frequently asked about Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation
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How much does Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation cost?
Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation are Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos, Necrobarista, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood.
Who developed Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation?
Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation was developed by Dischan Media.