Linux reaches new peak of 2.69% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: May 2025

🙋🏼‍♂️ new to Linux gaming.

Debian, stable as usual.

"There's dozens of us! Dozens!"

I love to see it.

Each time I see posts like this, I hope to see adobe announce they are making linux versions of their software. Whether you like it or not, a lot of people do not switch because of adobe.

More like 2.nice%

I am one of the 0.05% on Debian. I feel special.

I wonder where my Steam on Fedora 42 KDE lands

Now I wish we could permanently move from Android for all Android devices to something like lineage.

This is great news. Gives me hope that one day, I'll be able to play all of my games on Linux.

I've not heard of CachyOS, but to capture 2.54% of the steam linux market feels significant. It jumped right past other established Arch-based distros like Endeavor and Manjaro.

Tumbleweed users RISE UP!

Man, if only Linux would be adopted by the masses for gaming...

Awesome. Will be interesting to see the November December numbers with unpaid Win10 support ending.

Phone is Android, PC is now Linux Mint, for gaming I use a Steam deck, and my NAS is now TrueNAS.

Where are all the Ubuntu Core 22 installs coming from? Is there some large device or distro that uses it?

Yay!

More people should use EndeavourOS. It's fantastic for gaming.

I use Debian. Does this mean I'm in the top 0.05% of Steam users?

Nearly a third are coming from the Steam Deck and other Steam OS handhelds. Impressive.

Doing my part

bazzite bitches

Huh. The Year of the Linux Handheld.

where is fedora?

Interesting to see that Arch Linux ishe most popular, even more so than endeavorOS which is way easier to install. I know Ubuntu isn't the hotness anymore but I figured mint would have jiat replaced it at the top. Apparently not. Then again power user who insults their own operating system but is also a game her might select for more advanced Linux users. Otherwise they might just dual boot or are the likes users who run it on a spare laptop.

I've been in Ubuntu user since I was 13 and I still am on my primary desktop but my old desktop which is now a utility server for me is running endeavor

I’ll just sit quietly over here with my Fedora machines…

I bet that most of the steam flatpaks are on the Debian distros, specifically Mint. So if it wasn't for steamos, Mint would probably be the first on the list.

Ubuntu has snap.

2.nice

I'm just glad that I'm not the only one running steam on Debian.

I finally made the switch recently. Been dual booting for a while. I use arch on my laptop for fun and Linux Mint Debian Edition on my desktop for stability.

Nice, I'm part of that .05% Debian 12 crowd.

One day it will reach 5%.

God I wish someone would port AHK to linux. I literally depend on it to make software accessible.

Odd that SteamOS only show up in the Linux only view.

I run Mint Cinnamon on a machine in my room for media. But also run a Jellyfin server off a pop_os server. My partner has a laptop that she updated to Win 11 that has had Audio issues ever since. When I boot to a live disk (linux), no issues. I've tried so many fixes for her system and it appears her step mother is having the same issue on another Win 11 machine. I've been trying to find a way to ensure she can run all the games she likes on an OS without being a headache. The Sims (probably 2,3,4). Stardew Valley, and such. Steam I have had luck with, but The Sims seems to come from an EA app which I believe I can run through Lutris. I have been hesitant to move that laptop because I want to be sure all of her games will end up working without hours of configuration that may break when she mods something in the game and needs a reinstall of the game itself. Has anyone had any luck with the EA app? I figure if she's paid for the licenses, I would rather use them than torrenting it all.

Mint Cinnamon was what I figured I'd use for that laptop, but if someone has a better suggestion I'd like to hear it

I'd guess that desktop Linux users are statistically using their PC in summer more than the normal PC user (using windows).

What? I can definitely say that that's true for literally all of my friends and especially me.

I'm one of those I got a steam hardware survey for the first time in a long time.... Been on mint for awhile now

The irony is that you have to thank Microsoft for it.

For all the valve bootlickers here: while it is good that they are now supporting linux remember that if the shares still look favorable to windows it's thanks to company like valve who for decades promoted proprietary software.

How do you use steam on Ubuntu core?

Excellent stuff.