While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:
Reward Tiers:
Patreon. Plain Donations: 
PayPal.
This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!
You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
Reward Tiers:
Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!
You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
Login / Register
- New Steam Controller 2 and VR controller designs got leaked
- Huge new Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck / Linux now in need of testing
- Mesa 24.3.0 graphics drivers for Linux released with many new features and bug fixes
- Steam Deck OLED wins Best Gaming Hardware in the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
- The latest from Prime Gaming - November 22 edition - lots for Steam Deck / Linux
- > See more over 30 days here
-
New Steam Controller 2 and VR controller designs got le…
- Firehawke -
Steam Deck hits 17,000 games playable and verified
- Purple Library Guy -
You can get a free copy of both Breathedge and Dark Sec…
- Nezchan -
We're getting a Palworld x Terraria crossover, major Pa…
- soulsource -
The Raw Fury Humble Bundle is an awesome deal with 11 S…
- Klaas - > See more comments
- Adjusted our game pages search bar
- Liam Dawe - Astral Ascent - is it really like Dead Cells?
- CatKiller - The Nightdive Source Port List
- Shmerl - New Desktop Screenshot Thread
- Hamish - Spare gog keys
- Pyrate - See more posts
I'm wondering what exactly constitutes a "purchase" for Steam's statistics? I've won a few games through giveaways and I always make a point of spending time playing them during the week after they're added to my Steam account so that they're counted as Linux purchases.
However, looking at my account's list of licenses, some are listed as "Retail" and some are listed as "Complimentary". Also, my account's Purchase History is completely empty as I've always got keys elsewhere and never paid through Steam itself.
If I activate a key that was acquired elsewhere (possibly for free) and then play it for some time within the first week, does that count as a Linux purchase?
Thanks
Depending on the game, a lot have analytic stuff in them so developers can see the platforms actually playing too.
I was hoping for an authoritative answer. Would you ask Valve? I've seen you've had communication with them before about Linux purchases, could you ask them about this?