Right now, for December 2025, Linux users made up 3.58% of the Steam userbase, which is a new record for the OS. That doesn't ...
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Best Linux gaming distros

Linux gaming has come a long way in recent years, especially with the launch of SteamOS which has in turn bolstered the ...
Gaming on Linux has come a long way; PikaOS is one such distro that offers a user-friendly, out-of-the-box experience.
Valve’s Steam Deck shook up the mobile gaming world in a big way when it launched a few years ago for a few reasons. It’s cheaper than most models that has been available up until that point, and ...
Linux as your main gaming OS? Linux gaming has come a very long way from where it started, and Linux gamers have much to celebrate. But how many people use Linux as their main gaming operating system?
Something to look forward to: Steam users have long wondered about when Valve might make the Steam Deck's custom Linux distro available for other devices. While the company hasn't disclosed its ...
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"With rendering handled in the cloud, high-end PC gaming is possible on Linux operating systems, breathing new life into ...
Last year we learned that the company behind the Orange Pi line of single-board computers planned to branch out into the handheld gaming PC market. This week at FOSDEM in Belgium, developers from the ...
I'm looking to set up a mini pc (probably a Beelink, but I'm also open to suggestions there) in my family room for casual controller-based gaming with my wife. Nothing super graphic-intensive. Stuff ...
The best Linux gaming distribution? Linux has much to offer gamers these days, but the sheer range of distribution choices can also be confusing. A writer at Softpedia recently shared some of his ...