Valve's monthly hardware survey shows that the number of people using Steam on Linux is rising rapidly, but they still remain the minority.

PC play on Linux now supports DLSS, FSR 4.0, and XSS via the December 2025 GE Proton release, so you keep quality without ...

Game developer Mason predicts Microsoft will abandon Windows for a Linux distribution within 15 years as gaming barriers fall ...

Steam Machine could be the tipping point for Linux gaming, from its cost efficiency to the new Proton compatibility layer ...

A recent benchmark from PC Games Hardware suggests that, at least for some games, Proton has nearly eliminated the performance cost of running Windows code on ...

Valve's work on Linux gaming compatibility has greatly benefited its own SteamOS devices, but also opened the door for more ...

For now only officially supported on Ubuntu.

TL;DR: Windows remains the leading PC gaming OS with 95.1% market share, but Linux, driven by SteamOS and Steam Deck popularity, is steadily growing among gamers. Valve's SteamOS offers optimized ...