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How does Linux handle steam and games?
Personally, a solid 8/10. Steam is probably the best experience if you are playing Steam games but there are also other third party launches that can handle Epic games and GOG and others.
Some games run natively but most will be using Wine, or Steam's implementation Proton. If you have issues, you can check out tinker steps on https://www.protondb.com (and also check there before buying a game to see if others have been running it fine).
The vast majority of games work out of the box, some need some tweaks, and I don't think I've come across any that I wanted to play that don't work at all.
Steam Deck and Steam's investment in linux has really been a game changer in this space.
I normally buy games without even looking whether they support Linux. On the extremely rare occasion that a Steam game doesn't run on Debian, I'll just get a refund. Sometimes I feel like I should stick to Linux native games on Steam, to send a message that Linux gamers exist - but then there's sure to be something that I just can't live without on the Windows side.