“It lastly occurred,” writes the GamingOnLinux website:
Linux avid gamers on Steam as of the Steam {Hardware} & Software program Survey for October 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark. The development has been clear for someday, and with Home windows 10 ending help, it was fairly seemingly this was going to be the time for it to occur as extra individuals check out Linux…
General, 3% won’t appear to be a lot to some, however once more — that development may be very clear and equates to tens of millions of individuals. The final time Valve formally gave a correct month-to-month energetic consumer rely was in 2022, and we all know Steam has grown so much since then, however even going by that authentic quantity would put month-to-month energetic Linux customers at nicely over 4 million. Further particulars from Phoronix:
The one time Steam on Linux use was near the three% mark was when Steam on Linux initially debuted a decade in the past and at the moment the general Steam user-base was a lot smaller than it’s at this time. Lengthy story quick, because of the continued success of Valve’s Steam Deck and different handhelds plus Steam Play (Proton) understanding so nicely, these October numbers are one of the best but… a hearty 0.41% improve to Linux… touchdown its general marketshare at 3.05%. Home windows in the meantime was at 94.84% (falling beneath 95% for the primary time shortly) and macOS at 2.11%. For comparability, in October 2024 Steam on Linux was at 2.00%.
The Linux-specific information reveals SteamOS commanding round 27% of all of the Linux installs at giant. SteamOS most notably being on the Steam Deck {hardware}.
