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Details on how Slay the Spire sold on Linux plus some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 4 Feb 2019

In the past, I've spoken to many developers about how their games sold on Linux and this time we have information on Slay the Spire to share.

Some thoughts on Valve’s new Steam Play feature and what it means for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2018

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With the dust settling on the absolute bomb that Valve dropped with the new Steam Play feature, I’ve had a little time now to think about the broader implications.

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Linux market share on Steam drops again as Steam continues to grow

By Liam Dawe, 2 Dec 2017

Another month and another Steam Hardware Survey, despite what some out there are saying, there is no cause for alarm.

X-Plane user data shows Linux usage holding steady

By BTRE, 14 Nov 2017

The developers of this rather robust flight simulator have shared the latest round of user data and it shows that Linux usage remains at the same level.

The latest Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux market-share has declined again

By Liam Dawe, 2 Oct 2017

Every month Valve put out their hardware survey, inside it shows off the market-share of operating systems and Linux has continued to decline.

Linux game sales statistics from multiple developers, part 5

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2017

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It’s been a long time since I’ve done this, but here’s part 5 in the series of me talking to developers about how their games have been selling on Linux.

A general guide for the best practices of buying Linux games

By Liam Dawe, 5 Oct 2016

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Quite a number of people have asked me to talk about where to buy Linux games, how to make sure developers are supported and so on, so here I am.

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'SOMA' from Frictional Games sales figures released, Linux accounted for around 1.1% of sales

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2016

Frictional Games, the developers of 'SOMA' have released their sales figures. The game sold about 450,000 copies of which 5,000 was from Linux gamers. So that's around 1.1%.

Latest Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux has grown, by a tiny amount (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2016

The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out and for the first time in a while the Linux figure seems to have grown.

Crea, a 2D ever-expanding sandbox RPG now fully released with Linux support, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jun 2016

I've kept my eye on Crea for quite a while and while it may seem a lot like Starbound and Terraria it's actually quite different.

The Witness may one day see a Linux port, for fun or for ideological purposes

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

It seems The Witness may one day see a Linux release, although the developer expects to make a loss on it, it may come to Linux "for fun or for ideological purposes".

How big is Linux gaming? Some estimates

By ricki42, 14 Mar 2016

I keep reading comments that Linux gaming is pretty much stagnating and not worth investing in because it is still at around 1% in the Steam Hardware Survey. So I decided to try and find some numbers.

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Sales Statistics From Super Win the Game, All Platforms Did Badly

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2015

The developer of Super Win the Game has written a blog post about how Super Win the Game did sales wise.

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A Review Of Gravity Platformer Airscape, Now Has Linux Demo

By flesk, 10 Sep 2015

Airscape is a playful gravity platformer that feels like an essential buy to any fan of challenging platformers, and now has a Linux demo on Steam.

Developers Of Strategy Game Halfway Show Linux Sales & Support Requests

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2015

The developers of Halfway recently celebrated a year of their game being released, and they threw up a nice little graphic showing information about what happened. Included in this are Linux sales statistics, and Linux support requests.

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Brushfire Games On Their Linux Sales For Shipwreck & Their Thoughts On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2015

A recent article about Jon Blow has spurred other developers getting in touch, and one developer is Brushfire Games, the developer of Shipwreck. Their sales are looking good, and they have some thoughts.

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Article Overview

The Most Popular Linux Gaming Articles For July 2014

By Liam Dawe, 1 Aug 2014

Here is a look back at the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for July 2014, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux Gaming!