It finally happened. Linux gamers on Steam as of the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark.
  • sidebro ( sidebro@lemmy.zip ) English
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    11 months ago

    It’s only gonna keep going upwards as long as new hardware like the Steam Deck comes along, I wager. I am for sure going to buy the next Steam Controller when it hits, but then again, I already am a 100% Linux gamer.

  • SaneMartigan ( SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ) English
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    11 months ago

    Just installed Bazzite. 10700KF, RTX3070, 32gb.

    Helldivers2, Overwatch2, Baulders Gate3, Hollow knight, Master of magic (DOS), Lego LOTR and even Borderlands 3 on Epic (via Heroic) all work with zero tweaking.

    I was getting 90fps in Borderlands 3.

    The only issue I’ve had was my cheap controller didn’t work in LegoLOTR but my official wireless Xbox one was fine.

  • altkey (he\him) ( altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
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    11 months ago

    I think that gamers can sacrifice a bunch of fps if it comes to that, but they should know why, and they should have an otherwise working game. If everything gets to work on a SteamDeck, that would be a huge booster in confidence. This one platform is a flagship of linux gaming not because it’s better, but because it’s a frame of reference we can use on other setups and distros.