Steam on Linux hit an all-time high of 5.33% in the March 2026 Steam Survey, crossing 5% for the first time and more than doubling its macOS counterpart, with roughly a quarter of Linux players on SteamOS.
Linux gaming on Steam dropped to 2.23% in February after hitting 3.58% in December, likely due to a reporting anomaly tied to Chinese language user data.
Linux gaming reaches 3.2% on Steam, up from 2% just a year ago, as Steam Deck and Proton drive adoption ahead of new Valve hardware.
Bazzite gaming Linux distribution updates to kernel 6.17.7 with Mesa 26.0.3, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, and Nvidia 595 drivers alongside live ISO mount fixes.
Bazzite's latest unstable build adds Framework laptop system improvements, Steam client updates, and refreshed graphics drivers while maintaining its gaming-focused Linux stack.
The Fedora-based gaming distribution updates to kernel 6.19.10 and Mesa 26.0.3, bringing fresh Nvidia drivers and restored Sunshine streaming support.
Bazzite's latest unstable build brings Linux kernel 6.19.10, Mesa 26.0.3, and updated gaming components including Gamescope and OpenGamepadUI for desktop and handheld gaming systems.
Bazzite's latest unstable release updates the kernel to 6.19.10-ogc1.1 and improves terminal integration through xdg-terminal-exec support in Bazaar.
Bazzite's latest unstable build removes Sunshine streaming due to Fedora 43 compatibility issues and updates OpenGamepadUI to version 0.45.0.
Bazzite 43.20260326 brings kernel 6.17.7, Mesa 26.0.3, GNOME 49.6, KDE 6.6.3, and updated Nvidia drivers to the gaming-focused Linux distribution.
Bazzite removes Sunshine game streaming from its unstable build after six months of Fedora 43 compatibility issues in the project's stable repository.
Bazzite's latest unstable release brings Linux kernel 6.19, Mesa 26.0.3, and updated gaming components including Gamescope and OpenGamepadUI for improved handheld and desktop gaming performance.
Gaming-optimized Linux distribution Bazzite pushes unstable build with kernel 6.19.8, Mesa 26.0.3 graphics drivers, and updated Gamescope session components.
Gaming-focused Linux distro Bazzite moves virtualization tools to its developer variant while adding Intel OpenCL support for GPU compute on integrated graphics.
Valve's experimental SteamRT3 beta runs the entire Linux Steam client inside a container with a new 64-bit architecture for better cross-distro consistency.
Bazzite gaming Linux distribution adds InputPlumber unified input management system alongside kernel 6.17.7 and Mesa 26.0.2 graphics drivers.
Valve-backed Mesa developers are exploring per-game optimization profiles and shader tuning for Linux graphics drivers, a technique long used on Windows to boost gaming performance.
Valve-backed FEX emulator fixes Steam crashes on ARM Linux and hides big.LITTLE CPU layouts to prevent anti-tamper breakage, paving the way for Steam Frame.
Lutris 0.5.21 adds Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 support and new runners for PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360 emulation alongside UI improvements.