Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/
david 
noodlejetski 
@daviddd @gamingonlinux no, valve
@noodlejetski @gamingonlinux also epic
@noodlejetski @gamingonlinux more ppl on linux then the more likely fortnite, valorant and those other anti-Linux games will work on Linux 💻
Ttauket@gamingonlinux That looks a little bit suspicious but I'm still happy about it 🙃
Valdus@gamingonlinux
Every time I see the steam hardware survey I think about how much money apple could make by implementing proton as an easy to use feature
Every time I see the steam hardware survey I think about how much money apple could make by implementing proton as an easy to use feature
contrasocialHopefully the linux dev community takes some lessons from Bazzite in terms of meeting average users where they are.
Luna / Miika ☭ 
(need more cuddles)It's an open source linux distro optimized for gaming (Fedora based) for use on PC and Steamdeck etc. It's modeled after SteamOS.
Kay Ohtie 🔜 FWA@gamingonlinux Wondering a lot on those unnamed! Also wonder if Cachy IDs as Arch since...well, it is. X3
linear cannon@gamingonlinux anecdotally, i have heard of a lot of relatively non-technical people trying out Bazzite or CachyOS in the past month or two. including non-technical family members of mine.
meanwhile my mom is addicted to Stardew Valley and decided she wanted a Steam Deck about it. she, too, has now joined the ranks of Linux gamers
meanwhile my mom is addicted to Stardew Valley and decided she wanted a Steam Deck about it. she, too, has now joined the ranks of Linux gamers
Akseli 
@linear @gamingonlinux bunch of my friends use bazzite now too, its pretty fun.
Koutsie 
Joe WellsVery amped for the 28th consecutive Year of Linux on the Desktop
Nazo@gamingonlinux With what Windows is currently doing to its users I think it's sickening that the most viable alternative is a mere 5%. Where is the line for people?
But any improvement is at least a step in the right direction, even if it is positively glacial.
Nick@nazokiyoubinbou this is only about those gaming on Steam and actively participating in the survey. You might expect Linux users to far more frequently decline such survey, also other surveys show Linux use overall higher than 5%(depending on country and region). Finland has been at around 15% for a while. @gamingonlinux