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Linux is now FASTER than Windows!! Linux vs Windows - 2025 Gaming benchmarks (m.youtube.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Just pick one and have fun. You can install pretty much any software you want on any distro, "gaming focused" just means some stuff comes preinstalled/preconfigured.

The process to get gaming on pretty much every distro is:

  1. Install OS
  2. Install Steam and Heroic
  3. Download and play games

Your experience will be very similar on whatever distro you choose.

I recommend Mint or Fedora for new users, mostly because they're popular so getting help should be easy. I personally use openSUSE Tumbleweed though, which is also fantastic.