I'm primarily a Mac user and I'm familiar with using Wine and virtual machines for gaming. Recently, I got a Beelink SER8 mini PC with a Ryzen 7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and a 780M iGPU, which handles 1080p low to medium gaming quite well. I've stuck with Windows 11 for gaming because it works reliably for me. However, I'm starting to feel that Windows is becoming more buggy and overwhelmed with unnecessary features. I'm curious if switching to Linux would be worth it solely for gaming since I want my games to "just work." I mainly play single-player games and do some emulation, focusing on titles like PS4 games. I do worry about compatibility, especially since I use platforms like Epic, GOG, Steam, and others. Are there effective ways to verify which games run well on Linux? And are there good remote access programs similar to Parsec that support controllers?
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You should definitely check out ProtonDB! It’s a great resource for finding out how well games run on Linux. Since you mentioned you don’t play anti-cheat or multiplayer games, you’ll find that many single-player titles have excellent support. Just look up the games you’re interested in there and you’ll get compatibility ratings and user experiences. Also, there are remote access solutions like Moonlight and Parsec that could work for your needs!
Thanks for the tip! I'll check out ProtonDB and those remote access programs.