Windows 10 when I made the switch last summer. A full year now on EndeavorOS and I'll never go back.

Rimworld would be my top suggestion, as others have noted.

I picked up Old World (excellent native Linux support BTW) during this summer sale and have not been able to put it down. If you're a fan of Civilization style strategy games I'd highly recommend checking it out. I haven't really enjoyed a Civ game since Civ 4, and Old World feels very similar but fresher and with less jank. it's got a Crusader Kings style dynasty system with randomized events that adds a layer of role playing your leader and securing their dynasty through heirs you can train/influence.

As for the repeatability, Old World has tons. Each culture plays significantly differently, and each leader has different bonuses that encourage an interesting style of play. Games don't play the same because of the mentioned event system, but also because learning new technologies is "randomized" as well. New techs are researched based off a selection of 4 drawn tech cards once you finish a previous technology. The card system makes it so you can't just rush straight to archers and dominate the early game to snowball into a power house every game, but its not truly random so you can "game" the system in your favor to get the techs you want with the tools the game gives you through either unique leader powers, or specific governor roles for example.

The game is super deep while not being off puttingly complex.

You're a fucking troglodyte.

You absolutely do not need a gun for black bears lol. If a situation can be handled with a loud noise, a gun is not required.

Grizzlies are obviously another story.

"Why are people interpreting my broad stupid statement as a broad stupid statement instead of the nonsense specific statement I imagined in my head? Are they stupid?"

People with dependents are more likely to put up with employers bullshit demands when its not just their own livelyhood on the line.

My steam deck gets so much more play in the summer. My home office and desktop are in the hottest room in my house (because I'm dumb), so being able to hang out on the couch in my cool living room playing Fallout 1 has been a godsend

Late term puppy abortion with a gun

Very bad take. Do better.

One of my favorite jobs was working in a cemetery as the guy who digs the graves in my 20s. I got to be outside 8 hours a day maintaining the grounds (mostly doing gardening work, occasionally picking up trash that blew in, etc) and digging big ass holes.

The pay was the absolute minimum wage the company employeeing me was legally allowed to pay, kept my hours under the threshold to provide me any benefits whatsoever, and constantly tried to exploit my labor, but I liked the work itself. My customers never complained and that was pretty great.

The death industry is fucking despicable though, I am very happy to not be a cog in that machine anymore. Still though, it was pretty nice having a job that kept me in shape and I took my work seriously to be respectful to both the dead and the families that would visit/attend. Met some pretty cool people doing that work.

But seriously, don't pay these fucking vultures the ridiculous rates they charge. They feed off peoples grief and they do not give a single fuck once you leave. I've personally watched funeral directors take sledgehammers to old vaults that shifted to make space for their current clients, toss remains in the trash, mix up peoples ashes and not give a fuck.