I am buying a friend’s PC for games. I want to avoid windows if at all possible, and I’m wondering what people’s experience using Proton in Linux for gaming has been. Are there certain publishers who use libraries Proton doesn’t handle well? Are there distros to avoid using with proton? Any other notes I should be aware of?
Been using Proton for a long time and my experience has been very positive overall. Most games work without any problems, the few that do usually have easy workarounds. The big stopping point for Proton is that many multiplayer games that use anti cheat don't work well. Aside from that I use it for all sorts of games.
You can see how well each game runs on https://www.protondb.com/
As for distro, Proton should work pretty much everywhere but some distros provide a better out of the box experience.
Thanks! I’m not big on online games so I don’t think anti-cheat tools will be a big deal.
Then you have very little to worry about imo.
Same experience here. Been full time Linux gaming for a couple years now and have been able to play every game I've tried.