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Are you using Steam? What game isn't compatible with Linux and/or requires significant user effort to run?
I've spent countless hours playing a game called Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with PUK, which comes with its own DRM (non-Steam). Despite its availability on Steam, I'm hesitant to buy it again for the same experience, especially since it doesn't run on Linux.
Another game I enjoy, Dead by Daylight on Steam, consistently runs into issues such as severe memory leaks, unresponsive spacebar after alt-tabbing, random freezes, and occasional stutters no matter what troubleshooting I attempt.
Lastly, my wife and I frequently play Fall Guys. While it's mostly audio-related, there are occasional random disconnects that never happen on Windows, which can be frustrating for a game meant for casual enjoyment
Doesn't work with older videos cards.
On Steam 60 000 games of the 70 000 are not compatible with Linux.
Honest question, what do you consider not compatible? I switched to Linux earlier this year and 100%'d Armored Core 6 (Verrrrry good game everyone should play it) and I'm currently playing through Cyberpunk 2077 + Baldur's Gate 3 co-op with friends. If AAA games like these work pretty well I'd assume the vast majority of those 60k games work as well.