Steam on Linux Use Easily Hits an All-Time High in November
9 days ago
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- Steam on Linux usage reached an all-time high of 3.2% in November 2025, up from 2.03% a year ago.
- Growth is attributed to the Steam Deck, Steam Play (Proton), and upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame.
- SteamOS Holo, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux are the most prominent distributions for Linux gaming.
- AMD CPUs power nearly 70% of Linux gaming systems, compared to 42% under Windows.
- A decade ago, Linux usage on Steam was just 0.98%, showing significant growth over time.