You try can Linux out without installing it(via live USB)? Check this guide but use Kubuntu instead of Ubuntu. You can also try it out via virtual machine.
Also try to switch to cross platform open source programs like these so you'll be able to use the same programs when you switch to Linux
Yup. Gamers and people with odd hardware are kinda stuck with certain things as well, just because there's no support for linux on things like Tobii eye trackers, or weird issues with G-Sync//FreeSync compatibility.