Can I Run Non-Steam Games on Steam with Proton?

That's great info! I’m also considering which Linux distro to go with since I have a few games already lined up, and I don’t want to miss out on anything. Any recommendations for newcomers?

Good to know! Is there a particular setup process for adding these non-Steam games? I'm thinking about migrating to Linux as I have a decent gaming setup, but I'm just not sure how to transition without losing access to my games.

Absolutely, you can add non-Steam games and apps to your Steam library, and Steam will run them using Proton. I've found that it generally performs better than running them directly with Wine, especially when you're on a distribution with older Wine versions.

Adding non-Steam games is pretty straightforward. Just open your Steam client, go to "Add a Game" at the bottom left, and select "Add a Non-Steam Game..." from the menu. From there, you can browse and select any game you want. You shouldn’t have any issues with Proton, and it can handle quite a variety of games.