I have axed Windows since they started to get really aggressive with their bullshit on Win11 and so far I don't regret it at all. Admittedly I'm not that much of a multiplayer guy anymore, single play is working fine however. I'm on Garuda Linux and it's super handy, because it comes with a lot of stuff already set up for you while still offering the benefits of Arch. Luckily, because this isn't Windows, you can just remove what you don't need. Depending on your choice of image, there isn't too much to worry about tho.

I really want to try some older Windows games at some point. From what I've heard (and seen on Windows) they run better on emulators or Wine than Windows these days.