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warning: Mint is not a great choice for gaming, basically unusable out of the box and no better after following tutorials for optimization. Not to mention no Wayland support.
PopOS worked fine out of the box. Bazzite also works great.
You should explain that to the few Steam games I have that work just fine on Mint, right out of the box.
It's hit or miss and depends on the game, and OP didn't really give us much detail. There's just no absolutes is ultimately the lesson to learn, which is why a dual boot option might suit them best.