It also runs Proton, which is Valve’s compatibility layer built precisely to help Windows-specific games run well on Linux. Most of the development and professional workloads are supported a-OK on Linux boxes (with the occasional hiccups that come with that software), but I still had a lot of games that I wanted to play that weren’t as good on any Linux distribution compared to running them directly on Windows. As Valve invests more time and effort in making Steam Deck a polished, production-ready device, I fully expect the fruits of that labor to trickle down to anyone who wants to run games on top of Proton with their distribution.