Steam on Linux use has hit an all-time high! With the Steam Survey results for October 2025 coming out this evening, Steam on Linux has finally cracked the 3% threshold! A few months back Steam on Linux was close to 3% before stumbling a bit but now it’s above that elusive threshold. The only time Steam on Linux use was close to the 3% mark was when Steam on Linux initially debuted a decade ago and at that time the overall Steam user-base was much smaller than it is today. Long story short, thanks to the ongoing success of Valve’s Steam Deck and other handhelds plus Steam Play (Proton) working out so well, these October numbers are the best yet.
Same. You don’t realize how slow everything is on Windows until you run another OS on the same hardware. I mean, even unzipping a file is instant on Linux, while you’d be watching an animation of the unzipping speed on Windows. It’s insane the difference.
Nice, the hinge always stressed me a bit but for GBA looks perfect.
Well my use is mostly tinkering :P but the realization that on top of being a neat little handheld it’s also a proper computer… I just can’t help myself and want to get “more” out of it. Silly habit!
I love the clamshell! I don’t think it’s perfect by any means but being able to toss it in my bag without needing to worry about a case has been so nice.
And I totally understand the tinkering 😂 I saw that Mu was running bash scripts and had to restrain myself to primarily playing. I did make a custom theme though!
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Say the line Bart!
It’s fascinating to think how small the niche I’m in actually is.
Not in absolute terms :)
I came over to Linux from windows on my laptop at the beginning of October. Get better performance now cause windows was so bloated
Same. You don’t realize how slow everything is on Windows until you run another OS on the same hardware. I mean, even unzipping a file is instant on Linux, while you’d be watching an animation of the unzipping speed on Windows. It’s insane the difference.
Funny to read this right after finishing an Elden Ring : Shadow of the Erdtree gaming session.
Yes, so it should. In fact I’m gaming on Linux on :
…and I don’t even think about it. I just play regarding of the game being AAA or indie, VR or “flat”. It just works.
MuOS is fantastic, which handheld do you have?
ANBERNIC rg28xx and I mostly use MuOS for PortMaster to get RockBox.
In fact I’m trying to write a RockBox plugin to support Lunii stories but for now I just have some basic JSON parsing (thanks to cJSON).
What device do you have and what do you use it for?
I have the rg35xxsp, and I’m always shocked at how atrocious the model name is 🤣
I mostly use it to play gba games, but have dipped a little into PortMaster. Your use sounds a bit more advanced!
Nice, the hinge always stressed me a bit but for GBA looks perfect.
Well my use is mostly tinkering :P but the realization that on top of being a neat little handheld it’s also a proper computer… I just can’t help myself and want to get “more” out of it. Silly habit!
I love the clamshell! I don’t think it’s perfect by any means but being able to toss it in my bag without needing to worry about a case has been so nice.
And I totally understand the tinkering 😂 I saw that Mu was running bash scripts and had to restrain myself to primarily playing. I did make a custom theme though!