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Adam Hales

Linux is losing ground on Steam as Windows 11 continues its rise among PC gamers — is Microsoft repairing its reputation?

Steam logo displayed prominently over a blurred background of PC game cover art, representing Steam's digital gaming platform and game library.

Steam’s latest hardware survey for May 2026 is here, and it paints an interesting picture. Of course, we’ve covered hardware surveys before, including periods where it genuinely looked like Linux was gaining serious ground.

To be fair, that growth was understandable. Microsoft continued to drop the ball with Windows on multiple occasions, leading some users, albeit not many, to give Linux a try and see what it had to offer.

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