Genuinely surprised that #CachyOS keeps on trucking. I figured it would've plateaued by now.

I'm not sure how widely the handheld edition is used, else I'd be inclined to say that it's eating some #SteamOS.

But who knows. I don't know anything anymore.

Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/stea…

#Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamOS #Gaming

Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS

Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2026, showing Windows getting a small bump while Linux and macOS drop.

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Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/here…

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Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026

With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.

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Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/prot…

#Linux #SteamOS #Proton #Steam #SteamDeck

Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux

Valve have put out a fresh Proton Experimental upgrade for SteamOS / Linux systems, which thankfully includes a fix for the EA app breaking again.

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Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck" gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/plag…

#SteamDeck #Linux #SteamOS #PlagueIncEvolved

Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck"

Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better.

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ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-…

#ARCRaiders #Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #Gaming #SteamOS

ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more

While it may not yet be the extra content many players are hoping for, the latest ARC Raiders update overall sounds pretty great actually to pull me back in.

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Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hero…

#HeroicGamesLauncher #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #SteamDeck

Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more

Heroic Games Launcher remains as one of the best ways to play games from GOG, Epic and Amazon on SteamOS / Linux and Steam Deck with a new version out now.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Steam #Valve

Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux

The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-p…

#Proton #GEProton #OpenSource #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes

GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.

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ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-…

#Proton #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #ARCRaiders

ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026

Embark Studios have released a fresh roadmap for ARC Raiders covering the next few months, and it sounds like it's adding a whole lot to the game.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…

#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming

Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified

With over 100,000 games on Steam - verifying all of that takes a long time but the Steam Deck now has over 25,000 that are Steam Deck Playable or Verified.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulk…

#Vulkan #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS #DirectX

Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux

We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexu…

#Linux #SteamOS #Modding #Vortex #SteamDeck #Gaming #NexusMods

Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux

After cancelling the newer Nexus Mods app that had Linux support to refocus on the older Vortex, the Nexus Mods team now say Vortex will support SteamOS.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…

#Steam #Valve #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Gaming #PCGaming

Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI

Valve have given their accessibility categories on Steam for discovering games a small overhaul, along with a big new Steam client update for everyone.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Obey the Insect God brings live-action digitized sprite weirdness to action platformers gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/obey…

#Demo #IndieGames #ObeytheInsectGod #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Obey the Insect God brings live-action digitized sprite weirdness to action platformers

Remember how the original Mortal Kombat used live-action sprites for characters? Now imagine if someone stuck that style into a modernised action platformer.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mara…

#Marathon #Bungie #AntiCheat #SteamOS #Linux #SteamDeck

Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux

Halo and Destiny developer Bungie confirmed that Marathon will be launching March 5th, but it will most likely be unplayable on SteamOS Linux.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/prot…

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more

Valve launched a new update for Proton Experimental for January 16th to improve various games and launchers working on SteamOS / Linux.

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Grab some awesome modern platformers in the Playful Platformers 2026 Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/grab…

#Gaming #PCGaming #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux #GameBundle

Grab some awesome modern platformers in the Playful Platformers 2026 Humble Bundle

Got a little time for some adventuring and platforming? The Playful Platformers 2026 Humble Bundle has launched with a great price for some nice games.

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Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…

#SteamFrame #Steam #VR #Valve #SteamOS #Linux

Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame

With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it.

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Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…

#SteamMachine #PCGaming #SteamOS #Linux #Steam

Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me

It seems it will be easier to be Steam Machine Verified when compared with Steam Deck Verified, according to a Valve designer speaking with Game Developer.

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Check out the full first video episode for Games For Everyone gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/chec…

#GamesForEveryone #Podcast #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS

Check out the full first video episode for Games For Everyone

Recently we mentioned a new podcast series hosted by Jason at Linux For Everyone called Games For Everyone. Now you can catch the first full video episode.

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ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-…

#ARCRaiders #Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #Gaming #SteamOS

ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis

ARC Raiders has been a huge success for Nexon / Embark Studios with 12.4 million sales, and it seems sales are actually speeding up. Oh, and a new patch is out.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Satisfactory is finally Steam Deck Verified after fixing up some UI issues gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/sati…

#Satisfactory #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Gaming

Satisfactory is finally Steam Deck Verified after fixing up some UI issues

Satisfactory from Coffee Stain Studios had quite a few patches to improve it on Steam Deck, and the latest update got it Steam Deck Verified.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

SteamOS 3.7.20 adds the ntsync driver to help improve some game performance gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…

#Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck #OpenSource

SteamOS 3.7.20 adds the ntsync driver to help improve some game performance

Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.20 Beta coming with just two changes, and one of them is very interesting to see arrive on SteamOS.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…

#SteamOS #Linux #HandheldGaming #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #Steam

SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes

Valve have released the latest stable update for SteamOS version 3.7.19, bringing a bunch of bug fixes to improve the Linux gaming platform.

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Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…

#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high

Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended it with a nice boost for Linux.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get a SteamOS version in June gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/leno…

#Lenovo #LegionGo2 #SteamOS #Linux #Gaming

Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get a SteamOS version in June

Another official SteamOS handheld has been announced, and it's Lenovo again with the Legion Go 2.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/lina…

#SteamFrame #Steam #SteamOS #Valve #Linux #OpenSource

Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame

Here's a small bit of news but an interesting one for the upcoming Steam Frame from Valve, as Linaro recently revealed they're supporting Valve with it.

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NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvid…

#NVIDIA #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #GeForceNOW #CloudGaming

NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW

NVIDIA already added Steam Deck support for GeForce NOW and they're now expanding it with a dedicated Native Linux app for desktops.

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GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-p…

#Proton #GEProton #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS

GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more

Another fresh release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton, bringing fixes for some popular games and an issue with spatial audio.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19% gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…

#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Steam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%

Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, bringing with it a fresh look at how Linux / SteamOS are doing on Steam.

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Update on Proton Experimental article - Valve adjusted the changelog to remove the mention of CoD: Black Ops Cold War: gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/prot…

#Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Proton

Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more

A little holiday update for Proton Experimental from Valve to improve Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck / SteamOS systems.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-p…

#GEProton #Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks

The popular community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton version 10-27 is out now with the usual assortment of game fixes and other improvements.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valv…

#SteamDeckLCD #SteamDeck #SteamOS

Valve discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model

Valve have done this pretty quietly, but they're discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model now with just the Steam Deck OLED remaining.

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Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valv…

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck

Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes

Valve put up a Release Candidate for testing Proton 10.0-4, what will become the main version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux / SteamOS.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/late…

#Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Xbox

Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading

Valve released a new Steam Deck Beta update that includes a useful tweak to its Xbox controller detection.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

ARC Raiders gets a huge v1.7.0 free update with a new map condition, new event, skill tree resets and more gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/arc-…

#ARCRaiders #Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #Gaming #SteamOS

ARC Raiders gets a huge v1.7.0 free update with a new map condition, new event, skill tree resets and more

Embark Games have been cooking, with ARC Raiders v1.7.0 out now that brings quite a lot to the popular extraction shooter - so time for another run.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/clai…

#ClairObscurExpedition33 #ClairObscur #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Gaming

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 not only won the Game of the Year at TGA 2025, but they also just launched a major upgrade that gets it Steam Deck Verified.

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