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How “linux gaming” trended on Hacker News

“Linux gaming” was mentioned 29,157 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Nov 2025 with 688 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “linux gaming” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “linux gaming”

1. 1.AAA Gaming on Asahi Linux 944 points · 365 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
2. 2.With Proton and Steam Play, many Windows games now work on Linux 938 points · 544 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
3. 3.With Proton and Steam Play, many Windows games now work on Linux 932 points · 311 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows Games on Linux 819 points · 322 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Show HN: Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game 802 points · 250 comments · 2015 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux 796 points · 327 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Valve's Proton Has Brought 6000 Windows Games to Linux So Far 748 points · 312 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Show HN: Angeldust – a fast and efficient video game 716 points · 193 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Ask HN: “Write your own” or “Build your own” software projects 576 points · 82 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
10. 10.Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable 561 points · 406 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Steam Top 50 Games: Over 70% now work on Linux 503 points · 332 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux 499 points · 270 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN

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