Do it and don't look back. pretty much all windows games work on Linux now with proton, and the ones that don't are all live service slop. if you really want to play those games, get a separate bitch box to run windows.

As for applications:

LibreOffice: basically Microsoft office before it became shit in 2012. it just works.

Blender: 3D modeling software

Krita: digital painting and Photoshop replacement.

Heroic Launcher: GoG and Epic Games integration. also good for running games through proton if you don't want to use steam.

Do it and don't look back. pretty much all windows games work on Linux now with proton, and the ones that don't are all live service slop. if you really want to play those games, get a separate bitch box to run windows.