Linux usage surged to a new all-time high on Steam in March.

Steam’s hardware and software survey says Linux users more than doubled from 2.23 percent in February, jumping to a record high of 5.33 percent of Steam users. Linux has been steadily gaining ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Linux has gotten a 3% usage bump in a month, latest Steam hardware survey suggests - though, it's still miles off Windows

Linux installs have jumped up to 5.33%, their highest mark in a while, according to the latest Steam hardware survey.
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Linux gaming reaches 5.3% on Steam, Windows drops below 93%

Steam Deck's success pushes Linux gaming to an unprecedented 5.3% market share milestone while Windows drops below 93% for ...

Linux users surge on Steam, doubling in a year

The Steam Deck is a huge part of that, obviously... but it's a smaller factor in the total Linux number than you might think.
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Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs

Natalie Vock, a dev on Valve's Linux graphics driver team has introduced new fixes that optimize VRAM usage for games in ...
The Verge

Linux usage on Steam peaks again for the third month in a row.

GamingOnLinux points out that while Valve’s December 2025 Steam hardware survey originally showed a slight drop in Linux users to 3.19 percent, the data has now been amended. The updated results put ...