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"I would like to switch to Linux, but it's just not good for gaming"
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
(The "Windows" slices of the pies are entirely made up by Baldur's Gate 3, which also runs well over Linux)
Compatibility with old games on linux is great, much better than it is for newer games. Those 2010 and earlier (all the way back to windows 95 or so) games that have trouble on Windows 10 generally work better on Linux than on Windows 10.
For dos games you'd use dosbox on both Windows and Linux so the experience is mostly identical.
You also get quality of life stuff such as: if a game starts at 640x480 on your 4k monitor, it doesn't change your desktop resolution to 640x480, it just gets scaled up to the full screen.
Specifically check out the Lutris software: it has integrations to install and run your old games from GOG or the original discs onto Linux.
Not for C&C's map editors. I've yet to find a way to run those anywhere other than Windows. They barely run there