Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation

Overview
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.
SteamMostly Positive (78%)
54 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
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Screenshots & media
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Gameplay
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About the game
- Developer
- Dischan Media
- Publisher
- Dischan Media
- Released
- Jul 24, 2017
Description & review sources
- 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.
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What is Dysfunctional Systems?
Dysfunctional Systems is a series about Winter Harrison: a student mediator from a utopian Earth. A mediator is someone who travels between worlds, attempting to resolve the conflicts plaguing them. Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation follows Winter's first week at school, as she learns more about her future profession and the baffling nature of otherworlders. It's a great game to play if the first left you wanting to know more about mediators and their homeworld.
Should I play Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos first?
You probably should. Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation doesn't assume you have any knowledge of the series, but its primary purpose is to expand on the world established in the first game. Therefore, it is more enjoyable if you're already curious about the details of the Dysfunctional Systems universe.
Key Features
- Over 23,400 words of story and extra codex content!
- A soundtrack of 11 unique and never before released songs from CombatPlayer!
- An unlockable gallery of 30+ illustrations and concepts!
- 7 new characters to meet and all new sprites!
Soundtrack Included
All Steam purchases of Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation include the official soundtrack absolutely free! Enjoy a total of 11 tracks 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. Look for the "soundtrack" folder.
- Developer
- Dischan Media
- Publisher
- Dischan Media
- Released
- Jul 24, 2017
Ratings & review sources
SteamMostly Positive (78%)
54 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual-Core
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated Graphics Card
- Storage: 600 MB available space
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OS X 10.6
- Processor: Any 64 bit processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: OS X 10.8 or higher
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual-Core
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated Graphics Card
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: "ia32-libs" package required for 64-bit Linux users
Recommended
Recommended:- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual-Core
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated Graphics Card
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: "ia32-libs" package required for 64-bit Linux users
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Features & game information
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Play modes
- Single-player
Steam features
- Family Sharing
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- Not specified
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Casual
- Indie
- Developer
- Dischan Media
- Publisher
- Dischan Media
- Released
- Jul 24, 2017
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- mac
- linux
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Indie24
- Casual24
- Visual Novel11
- Female Protagonist7
- Anime5
Languages & audio
- English*
*languages with full audio support
Related editions & add-ons
Steam purchase options; availability and pricing are confirmed on Steam.
Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 8, 2026 16:35 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 10, 2026 09:58 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 10, 2026 09:58 UTC
- Steam reviews Oct 10, 2026 14:43 UTC
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Publisher notice
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