The steam survey data is very unstable. It has been observed regularly that specific attributes had an extreme spike in specific months. Usually, the survey recovered from it in the next month.
The results of last month, 2026-02, show the same recurring inconsistency.
The Thesis
I assume that the systems causing the inconsistencies are not controlled by actual people. Instead they appear to be bots. Otherwise, a growth of more than 100% in a specific language does not appear to be explicable.
The Recommendation
To fix this issue, I recommend considering to survey only those accounts that generated a volume of at least 10$. This would ensure that if anybody tries to manipulate the survey, it would be expensive at least.
Hello @michael-no2, this feedback is generally unrelated to the Steam for Linux client. Feel free to use Steam Support for the larger Steam support team to ponder this.
The Problem
The steam survey data is very unstable. It has been observed regularly that specific attributes had an extreme spike in specific months. Usually, the survey recovered from it in the next month.
The results of last month, 2026-02, show the same recurring inconsistency.
The Thesis
I assume that the systems causing the inconsistencies are not controlled by actual people. Instead they appear to be bots. Otherwise, a growth of more than 100% in a specific language does not appear to be explicable.
The Recommendation
To fix this issue, I recommend considering to survey only those accounts that generated a volume of at least 10$. This would ensure that if anybody tries to manipulate the survey, it would be expensive at least.