I would expect the Linux share around 4 percent by now:

How much did Linux had before the Chinese New year push last month? Because I can remember Linux went down a lot, but I can't quite remember how much they had beforehand.

Other than that, the rest of the data looks correct to me though, apart of all the weird Windows versions they added:

All the other seem to be more or less in line what they were before the numbers got distorted, so who knows, maybe the Linux data isn't wrong?

I find it fascinating how much Linux is gaining lately among gamers. 5%+ seem too high still, that's true, but there's no denying that Linux is rising very fast. With that trajectory I actually believe that 4% could be too low and it could be closer to 4.5%.

And considering that the SteamOS part has been dropping pretty much the whole time, it means that Linux finally arrived at the point that gamers increasingly are choosing Linux over Windows on desktop PCs

Eroge developer AliceSoft’s official digital store announces closure due to provider ending services. Re-downloading purchased titles will be impossible from next year
https://automaton-media.com/en/news/eroge-developer-alicesofts-official-digital-store-announces-closure-due-to-provider-ending-services-re-downloading-purchased-titles-will-be-impossible-from/
Rance series developer AliceSoft announced on March 31 that its official digital store will be closing due to the download platform A-Cute, which sold games on its behalf, ending services.

Earlier that day, A-Cute announced that it would be suspending payment processing starting April 30, 2026, and fully terminating services as of March 31, 2027. This means that users of the official AliceSoft digital store will no longer be able to purchase games from the end of April. More importantly, those who have already purchased games from the store will not be able to re-download them to their PCs following the final closure in 2027.

The list of stores affected according to A-Cute:

● Atelier Kaguya Official Download Store
● Apatite Official Download Store
● AliceSoft Official Download Store
● Windmill Official Download Store
● EVOLL Official Download Store
● F&C Official Download
● Orangette Official Download Store
● Caramelbox Official Download Store
● CLOCKUP Official Download Store
● survive MORE Official Download Store
● SkyFish Official Download Store
● Studio Kame Official Download Store
● Nekoneko Soft Official Download Store
● PurpleSoftware Official Download Store
● BINBIN1919 Official
● BLACKPACKAGE Official Download Store
● FLAT Official Download Store
● HOBiGIRLS Official Download Store
● HOBiGIRLS STORE Download Site ～Vanilla recipe～
● HOBiGIRLS STORE Download Site ~FIFTH AVENUE~
● Meteor Official Download Store
● RuneSoft/RunePictures/RuneComic Download Store
● Rosebleu Official Download Store
● WORLDPG ANIME Official Download Stor

Presumably the games available on Steam are safe. The A-Cute announcement does not explain why it is terminating its services.

Well, it's probably like with another service provider that was in the news a couple days ago, who stopped hosting and instead jumped on the IA bandwagon.

But seriously, this should not be possible to simply end the service like that.

Well, someone's got to pay the bills, and they're probably only getting higher at the moment. At least they're giving their users ample time to prepare for this. It could always be better, but to me this doesn't seem like the worst way to end service.

One of the reasons I only buy on steam.

And deservedly so.
Steam has shown that when push comes to shove they will more-often-than-not support consumers.

I recall Gabe also saying that if Steam ever shut down, he would take measures for people to still access their games.
Would Epic, EA, Ubisoft enable that? GOG already does due to it's DRM-free nature.

I might have trusted Valve to do so a long time ago, but Steam has grown a lot since that time, and I'm not sure they could legally pull that off anymore. Maybe they could, but I definitely don't trust it to be the case anymore. I know Valve might be interested in that, unlike the likes of what you said, but it's their capability to do so that I'm doubting.

Yeah, I doubt that, too.