# Games like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

> The closest matches to Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos: Analogue: A Hate Story, Journal, Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog, Hate Plus, and Road to Empress I. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Analogue: A Hate Story](https://imho.run/games/209370/analogue-a-hate-story) — Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 1,271 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209370/)
2. [Journal](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal) — Also Short, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
3. [Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog](https://imho.run/games/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog) — Shares branching dialogue with Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 404 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/)
4. [Hate Plus](https://imho.run/games/239700/hate-plus) — A frequent pick in Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos players' libraries, and another Indie. 348 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239700/)
5. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Shares dialogue choices with Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
6. [planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~](https://imho.run/games/316720/planetarian-the-reverie-of-a-little-planet) — Also Short and Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 1,247 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316720/)
7. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
8. [Life is Strange: Before the Storm](https://imho.run/games/554620/life-is-strange-before-the-storm) — Also Episodic and Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 13,006 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/554620/)
9. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — A frequent pick in Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos players' libraries, and another RPG. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
10. [The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence](https://imho.run/games/437160/the-lion-s-song-episode-1-silence) — Also Episodic, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 995 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/437160/)
11. [1000xRESIST](https://imho.run/games/1675830/1000xresist) — Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 4,342 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/)
12. [Narcissu 1st & 2nd](https://imho.run/games/264380/narcissu-1st-2nd) — Also Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 2,100 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264380/)
13. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
14. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
15. [Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使](https://imho.run/games/571880/angels-with-scaly-wings) — Also Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 1,149 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/571880/)
16. [STEINS;GATE](https://imho.run/games/412830/steins-gate) — A frequent pick in Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos players' libraries, and another Adventure. 5,168 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/)
17. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Short and Drama, like Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
18. [Quadrilateral Cowboy](https://imho.run/games/240440/quadrilateral-cowboy) — A frequent pick in Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos players' libraries, and another Action. 745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/240440/)
19. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
20. [OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition](https://imho.run/games/1504500/opus-echo-of-starsong-full-bloom-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 1,245 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504500/)
21. [eden*](https://imho.run/games/315810/eden) — Shares branching dialogue with Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 605 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315810/)
22. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Shares dialogue choices with Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
23. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares dialogue choices with Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
24. [Wheels of Aurelia](https://imho.run/games/508740/wheels-of-aurelia) — Shares branching dialogue with Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos. 76 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/508740/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos

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?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 248800
- **Developer:** Dischan Media
- **Publisher:** Dischan Media
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 26, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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