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Steam Hardware & Software Survey (Linux, September 2025) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by thingsiplay@beehaw.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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All fields expanded, very long screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/steam-hardware-software-survey-linux-september-2025-azOM8GS

Note, the source will change every month. That's why I made a screenshot, so the discussion in this thread makes sense in the future. Source: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux

Linux Mint 22.2 64 bit got +3.34% from previously 0%, while Linux Mint 22.1 64 bit lost -2.71%. So the rest of the 0.65% are either new users or upgraders from even older Linux Mint versions. Whatever the reason is, these two entries should have been a single one as Linux Mint 22 with 8.84%.

Also what is the category "Other"? It's almost 20% big, so this is not something to wave over. Bazzite got a good start, hopefully it will grow further. I'm surprised that CachyOS is this popular, much more than Ubuntu and Bazzite.

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[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah but I can't be bothered dealing with that so I'm just gonna stop using Itch except for browser games.

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The official itch.io launcher also works just fine on Linux:

https://itch.io/app

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.itch.itch

DayZ runs out of the box on Steam as well.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I just don't want to manually set up Lutris. I'll keep Itch around for native Linux games (which I forgot about). Actually, I think I just don't want to bother reinstalling any of the games I have. Though my 10 day deadline is close.

As for DayZ, I don't want to risk playing any competitive games on Linux and getting myself a spurious VAC ban, so after DayZ I'm planning on giving up on competitive multiplayer (which I never really like anyway because kernel-level anti-cheat doesn't work and I can't trust anyone not to be cheating).

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't need Lutris, the itch.io launcher takes care of everything.

As for DayZ, I don't want to risk playing any competitive games on Linux and getting myself a spurious VAC ban

You only get game bans in DayZ. For what it's worth, I have been playing DayZ on Linux on and off for years and never got banned.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Well DayZ doesn't seem to work on my computer anymore anyway. Something to do with having uninstalled it and now reinstalling it. So looks like I may have no choice but to play it on Linux.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ive been playing DayZ since it was a mod, you aint gonna get banned for playing on linux haha. Bohemia doesnt care, I bet they want to get steam deck support one day

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Well DayZ doesn't seem to work on my computer anymore anyway. Something to do with having uninstalled it and now reinstalling it. So looks like I may have no choice but to play it on Linux.