Is it listed? Do you have a link to that? Checking the latest survey the Linux section shows
“Arch Linux” 64 bit
0.32%
+0.01%
Linux Mint 22.2 64 bit
0.24%
+0.04%
Ubuntu Core 22 64 bit
0.14%
0.00%
Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS 64 bit
0.12%
+0.01%
I don’t see a SteamOS segment listed as a non-Linux OS anywhere, either. If they do provide the info I’d love to see it, but it doesn’t seem to be shown at a glance in the OS Version category.
Tracking game use by device isn’t any more or less “crazy” than anything else they store. It’s just telemetry. It’s noteworthy that they share it in the format that they share it.
I think they probably felt that having SteamOS perpetually be the holder for the “most popular” slot in the Linux category is not what the survey is for.
But then, they could have also finally provided a historical chart of OS usage, or a different category for SteamOS altogether.
Steam OS is listed in the survey, it’s 26% of Linux os use.
Tracking game use by device id isn’t that crazy, the steam app should know what OS it’s installed on.
Is it listed? Do you have a link to that? Checking the latest survey the Linux section shows
“Arch Linux” 64 bit 0.32% +0.01%
Linux Mint 22.2 64 bit 0.24% +0.04%
Ubuntu Core 22 64 bit 0.14% 0.00%
Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS 64 bit 0.12% +0.01%
I don’t see a SteamOS segment listed as a non-Linux OS anywhere, either. If they do provide the info I’d love to see it, but it doesn’t seem to be shown at a glance in the OS Version category.
Tracking game use by device isn’t any more or less “crazy” than anything else they store. It’s just telemetry. It’s noteworthy that they share it in the format that they share it.
It’s only listed if you filter to Linux. It’s called steamOS Holo 64 bit.
Oh, hey, it is. Why the hell would it work that way? It seems to be manually excluded from the unfiltered list despite being by far the biggest usage.
So the data exists but it’s weirdly buried for no reason.
Still, thanks for the pointer. I genuinely didn’t know they had it set up that way.
Could be weirdness, or oversight, or maybe optimistically trying to quietly encourage Linux usage outside of Steam Deck? Who knows.
I think they probably felt that having SteamOS perpetually be the holder for the “most popular” slot in the Linux category is not what the survey is for.
But then, they could have also finally provided a historical chart of OS usage, or a different category for SteamOS altogether.