If you’re into strategy I can highly recommend some TBS Games (Turn Based Strategy) in no particular order:

• Heroes of Might and Magic 3, 5 and the new Olden Era
• Civilization 5 and 6
• Age of Wonders
• Battle Brothers
• Old World
• Songs of Conquest

All of them got something to do with building up and watching grow but in a more “laid back”, strategic way 😎

I had Linux Mint several years, it’s a great Distro on Debian/Ubuntu. But, as a heavy gamer, I needed fresh and up-to-date sources for Mesa and the Kernel and so I switched to EndeavourOS, which is Arch-based and I can highly recommend it! It’s rock solid and gaming is great.