Valve just published the Steam Survey results for July 2026, [1]reports Phoronix , "and they point to a small uptick in Linux gaming use."

> Back in March Steam on Linux hit a [2]record high of 5.33% , dropped to [3]4.52% in April , landed at [4]3.99% in May , and then in June was at [5]3.69% . The just-published numbers for July put Steam on Linux use at 4.01%, as an improvement over the prior two months but still well off the percentage highs of March and April...

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> The July data puts SteamOS Holo as powering around 22% of Steam on Linux gaming systems. That's also with the Steam Machine now shipping, in addition to the Steam Deck.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-July-2026

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-April-2026-Survey

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-May-2026

[5] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-June-2026