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It sounds like your gaming use case is a bit niche so it’s possible Linux might not work out for you, specially since you have a Steam Deck and probably have tried already.
But if you ever want to try it with a full on desktop install, you could just install some distro like Bazzite or CachyOS in a spare drive or big enough pendrive and see if you can get your games to run there. Using launchers/tools outside of Steam like Heroic, Bottles and Lutris will probably be of help.
It sounds like your gaming use case is a bit niche so it’s possible Linux might not work out for you, specially since you have a Steam Deck and probably have tried already.
But if you ever want to try it with a full on desktop install, you could just install some distro like Bazzite or CachyOS in a spare drive or big enough pendrive and see if you can get your games to run there. Using launchers/tools outside of Steam like Heroic, Bottles and Lutris will probably be of help.