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Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

After rubbing away the sleep from my eyes in disbelief, Valve have updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2026 showing explosive Linux growth.

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The useful AI warning for Steam script has been turned into a proper browser extension

Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted a useful browser script to give you a better warning for games on Steam using AI, and now it's even easier to use.

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Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark

It finally happened. Linux gamers on Steam as of the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark.

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8BitDo announce 'Ultimate Software Online' to update controllers in your browser to help Linux gamers

8BitDo say Ultimate Software Online is their attempt to make things easier for Linux gamers, no need to download a standalone firmware updater app now.

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Slay the Princess hits a big milestone with over 500,000 copies sold

Following on from the big free The Pristine Cut upgrade, Slay the Princess from Black Tabby Games continues to do really well.

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According to Statcounter, Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally

Take it with your usual pinch of salt, but Statcounter is showing some impressive growth for the Linux desktop overall globally.

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GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"

Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy.

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DXVK 3.1.1 brings fixes for Adobe software, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Rayman 3, Skyrim SE

DXVK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to run lots of games nicely on Linux with Wine / Proton.

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SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux has some nice growth thanks to great handheld PC support

There's no need to wait on Valve releasing SteamOS 3 for everyone thanks to Bazzite. Some really impressive work continues to go into it, and it appears they're enjoying some nice overall growth.

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You think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux

I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.

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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton

Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).

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Steam Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3%

Valve released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2025, showing the Linux user share making gains towards hitting 3%.