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title: "Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos"
description: "Dysfunctional Systems is an episodic visual novel chronicling the life of Winter Harrison. Having long become comfortable with her utopian society, Winter is su"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/84/76184.jpg"
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# Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos

![Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos](https://t.vndb.org/cv/84/76184.jpg)

**Developer:** Dischan Media Inc.

**Release date:** Apr 4, 2013

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android

**Language:** English, Russian, Chinese (simplified)

**Rating:** 6.9/10 (455 votes)

## Description
Dysfunctional Systems is an episodic visual novel chronicling the life of Winter Harrison. Having long become comfortable with her utopian society, Winter is surprised to learn that there are other worlds in other planes of existence. These worlds are quite different from hers, ranging from troubled, to dystopian, to futuristic or fantastical. However, they are all riddled with problems that, if not resolved, may adversely affect her home world. She is chosen to become a "mediator", charged with the maintenance of order in these chaotic planes, and so enters a vocational school for training. Episode 1 details her second shadowing of a seasoned mediator, only a few weeks into her first year. She and her mentor enter a world seemingly much like their own, except for this issue of "poverty" with which Winter has difficulty understanding...

## Characters
### Winter Harrison
Main protaganist for the Dysfunctional Systems series.
Studying to become a Mediator under the supervision of Cyrus.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White, Short
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Hoodie
- **Personality:** Kind, Naive

### Cyrus Addington
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Cold-hearted
- **Role:** Mentor

### Waverly Ayre
Winter's roommate in the school for Mediators.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown
- **Body:** Teen, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Roommate, Schoolmate

## Shops
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248800/)

## Releases
### English
- **2013-04-04**: Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248800/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/248800/info/)
- **2013-08-08**: Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos - [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id683417012)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2014-01-21**: Benghuai Shijie: Hunluan Guanli Rumen - [Official website](http://jianjia.yxdown.com/html/1584.html)

### Russian
- **2017-01-08**: Problemnye sistemy epizod 1: Kak spravit'sja s haosom - [Official website](http://anivisual.net/stuff/5-1-0-1013)
- **2017-01-09**: Problemnye sistemy epizod 1: Kak spravit'sja s haosom - [Official website](https://vk.com/wall-69564393_11783)
- **2021-12-29**: Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos - [Official website](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2685297055)

## Tags
ADV, Science Fiction, Female Protagonist, Multiple Endings, No Sexual Content, Future Setting in a Fictional World, Apocalypse, Only Bad Endings, Few Choices, No Romance Plot

## More Games from Dischan Media Inc.
- [Cradle Song](https://pinovel.net/v7568)
- [Juniper's Knot](https://pinovel.net/v9986)
- [Dysfunctional Systems Episode 1: Learning to Manage Chaos](https://pinovel.net/v11944)
- [Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation](https://pinovel.net/v16449)

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