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I've also run Linux for a long time, and have used Wine since before 1.0 to run some games, with very mixed results. Overall, the same experience for years - most games would have some issues, and many simply wouldn't run, so I kept Windows for gaming.

Proton was a dramatic change for me. A few clicks to enable Proton for a particular game, and then it just seamlessly runs and works. Granted, not all games do (check ProtonDB) but all the games I've wanted to play for the last couple of years have worked. I'd say Proton is the most significant thing to ever happen for Linux gaming support, and it did more for me overnight than many years of trying with Wine.

Modern multiplayer games with anti-cheat are mostly broken, some popular ones like Rainbow Six Siege are impossible to play. But if you mostly play other games, give Proton a try.