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I think it depends, you're right, but if anything goes wrong there's a large cliff.
Happy path is exactly right, click "compatibility" and then run.
If anything goes wrong it's incredibly hard to figure out why. protondb is pretty good, but a lot of times it's like mystical "set
SOMEENVVARIABLE=someweirdthing %command%" and you're like "Uh... okay.... sure.....when you Google an error message and the search engine tells you to unleash demons, start a church for Satan, and to kill your mom.
After hours of hair pulling frustration you give up, only to eventually come back and realize you pressed the wrong button