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Summary

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...

Analogue: A Hate Story
Analogue: A Hate Story
19%
Tags
  • Korean Heroine
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • AI Heroine
  • Discrimination
  • Spaceship
Rating 7.131,384 Users
Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation
Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation
19%
Tags
  • Utopia
  • Boarding School
  • Future Setting in a Fictional World
  • Infodumping
  • School Dormitory
Rating 6.0128 Users
Hate Plus
Hate Plus
16%
Tags
  • Korean Heroine
  • Government
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • Carryover Save
  • AI Heroine
Rating 7.13533 Users
fault - milestone one
fault - milestone one
14%
Tags
  • In Medias Res
  • Bodyguard Protagonist
  • Royal Protagonist
  • Journey
  • Odyssey
Rating 7.241,340 Users
Juniper
Juniper's Knot
14%
Tags
  • Demon Protagonist
  • Unlockable Concept Art
  • Unnamed Protagonist
  • Autumn
  • Multiple Protagonists
Rating 7.061,097 Users
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
13%
Tags
  • Runaway Protagonist
  • Moon
  • Rags to Riches
  • Corporations
  • Coming-of-Age Drama
Rating 7.46823 Users
Manken!
Manken!
13%
Tags
  • Slice of Life Comedy
  • Simulation Game
  • Friendship
  • Bad Ending(s)
  • Female Protagonist
Rating 6.32235 Users
narcissu
narcissu
12%
Tags
  • Health Issues
  • Dying Protagonist
  • Road Trip
  • Sickly Protagonist
  • Dying Heroine
Rating 7.495,457 Users
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
12%
Tags
  • Health Issues
  • Sickly Protagonist
  • Driver Heroine
  • Insert Songs
  • Nurse Support Character
Rating 7.522,168 Users
planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
11%
Tags
  • Astronomy
  • Future Earth
  • Guide Heroine
  • Pragmatic Protagonist
  • Rain
Rating 7.887,006 Users
eden* They were only two, on the planet.
eden* They were only two, on the planet.
10%
Tags
  • Detached Sexual Content
  • In Medias Res
  • Transhumanism
  • Unlockable Sexual Content
  • Future Earth
Rating 7.612,940 Users
Shan Gui
Shan Gui
10%
Tags
  • Modern Day China
  • Non-Japanese Voice Acting
  • Friendship
  • Single Ending
  • Protagonist with Glasses
Rating 5.81364 Users
Always Remember Me
Always Remember Me
9%
Tags
  • Protagonist's Fiance as a Hero
  • Love Triangle
  • Writer Protagonist
  • Dating Simulation
  • Co-worker Hero
Rating 5.86379 Users
Magical Diary: Horse Hall
Magical Diary: Horse Hall
8%
Tags
  • Mage Hero
  • Brother & Sister Siblings as Love Interests
  • Magic School
  • Mage Protagonist
  • Boarding School
Rating 6.94478 Users
Totsugeki! Ningen Sensha =War of the Human Tanks=
Totsugeki! Ningen Sensha =War of the Human Tanks=
8%
Tags
  • Insert Songs
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Multiple Opening Movies
  • Multiple Credit Rolls
  • War
Rating 6.79120 Users
Heileen: Sail Away
Heileen: Sail Away
8%
Tags
  • Ship
  • Past
  • Hero with Naked Top
  • British Protagonist
  • Female Friend
Rating 5.29161 Users
Echo Tokyo: An Intro
Echo Tokyo: An Intro
8%
Tags
  • Future Tokyo
  • Voiced Narration
  • Slums
  • Emotionless Protagonist
  • Future Japan
Rating 4.8841 Users
Always The Same Blue Sky...
Always The Same Blue Sky...
8%
Tags
  • Unknown Gender Protagonist
  • Island
  • Student Protagonist
  • University Student Heroine
  • Bonus Side Stories
Rating 5.15106 Users
dUpLicity ~Uso no Saki ni Aru Mono~
dUpLicity ~Uso no Saki ni Aru Mono~
8%
Tags
  • Clone Hero
  • Multiple Route Mystery
  • Student Hero
  • Lots of Event CGs
  • Hero with Glasses
Rating 5.5147 Users
Bionic Heart
Bionic Heart
8%
Tags
  • Yangire Heroine
  • Dystopia
  • Voiced Narration
  • Future Earth
  • Cyborg Heroine
Rating 5.6792 Users
Highschool Possession
Highschool Possession
8%
Tags
  • Body Swapping
  • Possession
  • School Sports Club Member Protagonist
  • Heroine in Relationship with Other(s)
  • Swimming Club
Rating 4.45120 Users
Café Zero ~Oboreta Ningyou~
Café Zero ~Oboreta Ningyou~
8%
Tags
  • Waiter Hero
  • Modern Day Setting in a Fictional World
  • Protagonist's Ex as a Hero
  • Multiple Route Mystery
  • Cafe
Rating 5.79141 Users
East Tower
East Tower
8%
Tags
  • Confinement in a Simulated Reality
  • Identity Crisis
  • Gender Bending
  • Virtual Reality
  • Twitter
Rating 5.8747 Users
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
8%
Tags
  • Gaijin Protagonist
  • Modern Day Tokyo
  • Modern Day Shibuya
  • Educational
  • Modern Day Akihabara
Rating 6.241,368 Users
Juniper
Juniper's Knot
27%
Tags
  • Demon Protagonist
  • Unlockable Concept Art
  • Unnamed Protagonist
  • Autumn
  • Multiple Protagonists
Rating 7.061,097 Users
Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation
Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation
22%
Tags
  • Utopia
  • Boarding School
  • Future Setting in a Fictional World
  • Infodumping
  • School Dormitory
Rating 6.0128 Users
Analogue: A Hate Story
Analogue: A Hate Story
15%
Tags
  • Korean Heroine
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • AI Heroine
  • Discrimination
  • Spaceship
Rating 7.131,384 Users
fault - milestone one
fault - milestone one
13%
Tags
  • In Medias Res
  • Bodyguard Protagonist
  • Royal Protagonist
  • Journey
  • Odyssey
Rating 7.241,340 Users
Cradle Song
Cradle Song
12%
Tags
  • Genre Shift
  • Virtual Reality
  • Musician Heroine
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Science Fiction
Rating 7.1545 Users
Hate Plus
Hate Plus
12%
Tags
  • Korean Heroine
  • Government
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • Carryover Save
  • AI Heroine
Rating 7.13533 Users
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
11%
Tags
  • Past British Isles
  • Espionage
  • 20th Century
  • Europe
  • Literary Adaptation
Rating 7.0138 Users
fault - milestone two Jou
fault - milestone two Jou
11%
Tags
  • In Medias Res
  • Royal Protagonist
  • Science Fantasy
  • Bodyguard Protagonist
  • Organised Corruption
Rating 7.73906 Users
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
10%
Tags
  • Runaway Protagonist
  • Moon
  • Rags to Riches
  • Corporations
  • Coming-of-Age Drama
Rating 7.46823 Users
Daemonophilia
Daemonophilia
9%
Tags
  • Succubus Heroine
  • Early Branching Plot
  • Modern Day Earth
  • Library
  • 100% Completion Bonus
Rating 5.7824 Users
Digital: A Love Story
Digital: A Love Story
9%
Tags
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • 80's
  • Hacking
  • Operating System Simulation
  • Internet
Rating 6.91648 Users
Phenomeno - Mitsurugi Yoishi wa Kowagaranai
Phenomeno - Mitsurugi Yoishi wa Kowagaranai
9%
Tags
  • Haunted House
  • Occult Club
  • Suspense
  • Modern Day Tokyo
  • Urban Legend
Rating 7.221,687 Users
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
9%
Tags
  • Starship Combat
  • Officer Protagonist
  • Captain Protagonist
  • Mecha Pilot Heroine
  • Tactician Protagonist
Rating 6.95834 Users
Yousei
Yousei
9%
Tags
  • University
  • Unlockable Concept Art
  • Superpowers
  • Glasses Option
  • Police
Rating 7.18151 Users
Kansei
Kansei
9%
Tags
  • Channeling
  • Twins as Support Characters
  • ESP
  • Murder Mystery
  • Unlockable Concept Art
Rating 6.97235 Users
Katawa Shoujo
Katawa Shoujo
9%
Tags
  • Amputee Heroine
  • Disabled Heroine
  • Sex Involving Amputees
  • Mute Heroine
  • Crippled Heroine
Rating 7.8815,121 Users
An Octave Higher
An Octave Higher
9%
Tags
  • Science Fantasy
  • Mage Protagonist
  • Slums
  • Fictional World
  • Magic/ESP Combat
Rating 7.2692 Users
DEARDROPS
DEARDROPS
8%
Tags
  • Musical Environment
  • Varying Ending Songs
  • Musician Protagonist
  • Insert Songs
  • Musician Heroine
Rating 7.502,032 Users
planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
8%
Tags
  • Astronomy
  • Future Earth
  • Guide Heroine
  • Pragmatic Protagonist
  • Rain
Rating 7.887,006 Users
narcissu
narcissu
8%
Tags
  • Health Issues
  • Dying Protagonist
  • Road Trip
  • Sickly Protagonist
  • Dying Heroine
Rating 7.495,457 Users
Magical Eyes -Red is for anguish-
Magical Eyes -Red is for anguish-
8%
Tags
  • Middle School Student Hero
  • Murder Mystery
  • Fighting Protagonist
  • Superpowers
  • Unarmed Combat
Rating 6.46135 Users
Saya no Uta
Saya no Uta
8%
Tags
  • Gore Filter
  • Psychological Problems
  • Varying Ending Songs
  • Body Horror
  • Pretending Protagonist
Rating 7.9917,030 Users
don
don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story
8%
Tags
  • Social Networking Service
  • 2020s
  • Slow-burn Romance
  • Homosexual Support Character
  • Epistolary Storytelling
Rating 6.22820 Users
TRUE REMEMBRANCE
TRUE REMEMBRANCE
8%
Tags
  • Memory Alteration
  • Modern Day Setting in a Fictional World
  • Healer Protagonist
  • Depression
  • Heroine with Psychological Problems
Rating 7.621,580 Users
Analogue: A Hate Story
Analogue: A Hate Story
23%
Tags
  • Korean Heroine
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • AI Heroine
  • Discrimination
  • Spaceship
Rating 88.8%1.69% Users
Hate Plus
Hate Plus
20%
Tags
  • Korean Heroine
  • Government
  • Epistolary Storytelling
  • Carryover Save
  • AI Heroine
Rating 78.9%0.90% Users
Shan Gui
Shan Gui
19%
Tags
  • Modern Day China
  • Non-Japanese Voice Acting
  • Friendship
  • Single Ending
  • Protagonist with Glasses
Rating 70.1%0.67% Users
Manken!
Manken!
19%
Tags
  • Slice of Life Comedy
  • Simulation Game
  • Friendship
  • Bad Ending(s)
  • Female Protagonist
Rating 79.3%1.22% Users
Always Remember Me
Always Remember Me
18%
Tags
  • Protagonist's Fiance as a Hero
  • Love Triangle
  • Writer Protagonist
  • Dating Simulation
  • Co-worker Hero
Rating 58.3%0.29% Users
Magical Diary: Horse Hall
Magical Diary: Horse Hall
17%
Tags
  • Mage Hero
  • Brother & Sister Siblings as Love Interests
  • Magic School
  • Mage Protagonist
  • Boarding School
Rating 84.9%0.90% Users
Totsugeki! Ningen Sensha =War of the Human Tanks=
Totsugeki! Ningen Sensha =War of the Human Tanks=
17%
Tags
  • Insert Songs
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Multiple Opening Movies
  • Multiple Credit Rolls
  • War
Rating 81.2%0.92% Users
Heileen: Sail Away
Heileen: Sail Away
17%
Tags
  • Ship
  • Past
  • Hero with Naked Top
  • British Protagonist
  • Female Friend
Rating 53.2%0.37% Users
Echo Tokyo: An Intro
Echo Tokyo: An Intro
17%
Tags
  • Future Tokyo
  • Voiced Narration
  • Slums
  • Emotionless Protagonist
  • Future Japan
Rating 58.5%0.38% Users
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
16%
Tags
  • Runaway Protagonist
  • Moon
  • Rags to Riches
  • Corporations
  • Coming-of-Age Drama
Rating 79.6%1.28% Users
Always The Same Blue Sky...
Always The Same Blue Sky...
16%
Tags
  • Unknown Gender Protagonist
  • Island
  • Student Protagonist
  • University Student Heroine
  • Bonus Side Stories
Rating 70.3%0.31% Users
dUpLicity ~Uso no Saki ni Aru Mono~
dUpLicity ~Uso no Saki ni Aru Mono~
16%
Tags
  • Clone Hero
  • Multiple Route Mystery
  • Student Hero
  • Lots of Event CGs
  • Hero with Glasses
Rating 41.7%0.37% Users
Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation
Dysfunctional Systems Episode 0: Orientation
16%
Tags
  • Utopia
  • Boarding School
  • Future Setting in a Fictional World
  • Infodumping
  • School Dormitory
Rating 69.5%0.04% Users
Bionic Heart
Bionic Heart
16%
Tags
  • Yangire Heroine
  • Dystopia
  • Voiced Narration
  • Future Earth
  • Cyborg Heroine
Rating 68.5%0.36% Users
Highschool Possession
Highschool Possession
16%
Tags
  • Body Swapping
  • Possession
  • School Sports Club Member Protagonist
  • Heroine in Relationship with Other(s)
  • Swimming Club
Rating 64.5%0.44% Users
Café Zero ~Oboreta Ningyou~
Café Zero ~Oboreta Ningyou~
16%
Tags
  • Waiter Hero
  • Modern Day Setting in a Fictional World
  • Protagonist's Ex as a Hero
  • Multiple Route Mystery
  • Cafe
Rating 61.2%0.41% Users
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
15%
Tags
  • Health Issues
  • Sickly Protagonist
  • Driver Heroine
  • Insert Songs
  • Nurse Support Character
Rating 92.1%1.83% Users
narcissu
narcissu
15%
Tags
  • Health Issues
  • Dying Protagonist
  • Road Trip
  • Sickly Protagonist
  • Dying Heroine
Rating 92.1%1.83% Users
East Tower
East Tower
15%
Tags
  • Confinement in a Simulated Reality
  • Identity Crisis
  • Gender Bending
  • Virtual Reality
  • Twitter
Rating 64.4%0.29% Users
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
15%
Tags
  • Gaijin Protagonist
  • Modern Day Tokyo
  • Modern Day Shibuya
  • Educational
  • Modern Day Akihabara
Rating 83.1%2.94% Users
Beach Bounce
Beach Bounce
15%
Tags
  • Resort
  • Lifeguard Heroine
  • Coach Heroine
  • Co-worker Heroine
  • Drop-Out Protagonist
Rating 64.3%0.57% Users
Sword of Asumi
Sword of Asumi
15%
Tags
  • Bookworm Hero
  • Assassin Protagonist
  • Emotionless Protagonist
  • Dandere Hero
  • Martial Artist Hero
Rating 68.6%0.89% Users
Blue Rose
Blue Rose
15%
Tags
  • Knight Protagonist
  • Horse
  • Knight Hero
  • Dragon
  • Shapeshifting
Rating 59.7%0.59% Users
Bionic Heart 2
Bionic Heart 2
15%
Tags
  • Battle of Wits
  • Mars
  • Yangire Heroine
  • Future
  • Cyborg Heroine
Rating 54.8%0.31% Users

Tags (8 total)

NameScoreImportanceWeight
Future Setting in a Fictional World3.002.467.39
Science Fiction2.251.523.43
No Romance Plot2.001.543.08
Few Choices2.001.342.67
Female Protagonist2.750.711.96
No Sexual Content2.750.571.56
Multiple Endings2.000.671.34
ADV2.670.150.39

Traits (14 total)

NameCharactersImportanceWeight
Mentor Role12.561.78
Roommate Role12.001.38
Schoolmate Role11.891.31
Hoodie Clothes11.711.18
Naive Personality11.691.17
Green Eyes21.021.12
White Hair11.330.92
Young-adult Body20.760.84
Brown Hair20.680.75
Kind Personality11.030.71
Teen Body20.620.68
Short Hair10.610.42
Slim Body10.580.40
Pale Body10.370.26