Linux gamers on steam as of the steam hardware & software survey for october 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark. Read more of this story at slashdot. With the steam survey results for october 2025 coming out this evening, steam on linux has finally cracked the 3% threshold
A few months back steam on linux was close to 3% before stumbling a bit but now it's above that elusive threshold. Steamos most notably being on the steam deck hardware Marking a major win for linux gaming initiatives, steam's latest hardware survey has revealed that linux adoption on the platform has finally risen to new heights.
The platform's latest monthly snapshot shows steam on linux exceeding 3% of all steam sessions Linux users on steam have crossed the 3% mark for the first time, driven by the steam deck and growing windows migration For years, linux gaming felt like a niche pursuit on steam, hovering just below 3% market share. Linux breaches 3% of steam's market share for the first time personal favorite operating system, fedora kde, is at 2.12%
Let's hope this trend keeps going.
