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The one exception is achievements; though I hear some Windows users also have that issue.
ProtonDB can help you navigate how well games are supported on Linux by Steam.
E.G. Tunic https://www.protondb.com/app/553420
There is no native Linux version for the game. You can run it on Linux though through Proton. Proton is a compatibility layer. Basically you can run Windows games in Linux that were only ever designed to run on Windows only. A very large amount of Windows games will work. There are some that do not. Proton has come a long way in the past several years. That's because Valve themselves have spent several years contributing to making Proton work for Linux users.
The Steam Deck runs on Steam OS which is their custom Linux build. It uses Proton. Proton is almost like magic, but of course it's not. It's still code. The fact that so many Windows games actually run in Linux is quite amazing.
So there is no Linux version of Tunic, but it does run on Linux with Proton.
Obviously this requires standalone versions of games.
If this game does in fact require DirectX 12 (and therefore Windows 10+) then forget it. I will not install that garbage on the Windows 8 ASUS, and apparently Virtualbox cannot be made to run Windows 10 64-Bit due to lack of hardware virtualization. So, like with "Delores," a Linux version would be best- unless "Tunic" is standalone and somehow WINE can get it running in Fossapup 64 9.5.
As a Linux user myself (Archlinux) I have played and completed the game; this was possible because I also use Steam (for Linux) and the included Proton compatibility tool. Steam's Proton is WINE PLUS MORE STUFF.
https://www.protondb.com/app/553420
You'd have to find someone else that uses your __extremely specific__ and somewhat less than popular distribution to get an answer about that particular software stack. It's easy to get answers for Ubuntu or Debian directly (IIRC SteamOS was Ubuntu and is now Debian derived... https://store.steampowered.com/steamos Debian 8? I wonder if they've rebased off of a more recent release?)
As far as your hardware goes, I'd strongly suggest comparing to the game's minimum specs. The CPU (core count, core speed) and RAM are pretty straight forward. GPU performance is harder to specify. They quote the mid-range of newer GPUs, but I have an older GPU that was higher range. It happened to be sufficient.
Steam tends to have a good refund policy if you've played less than 2 hours, and likely even more so if less than 1 hour.
Having said that, make sure you can install Steam on your system first. Make sure you can play some sort of 3D game (ideally one you already own or a demo, and ideally a newer game). Generally make sure your PC is ready for games first.
A different forum has a topic about Steam, ""Windows Only"" demos, and proton. https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/8/2962768718550157837/
You may also find the documentation resources of my distribution of choice to be useful.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam/Game-specific_troubleshooting
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam
You absolutely should review Valve's own support page:
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1114-3F74-0B8A-B784
They (Valve / Steam) 'officially' only support Ubuntu LTS (though again, it commonly works on many other popular distributions), and you should check your distribution's specific details on supporting 32 bit 3D applications (games) as well.
That you should really ask as a new generic topic. I know Steam often has the option to prepare programs to work offline for a while, but standalone games that can be used entirely offline? I'm not even sure console games sold on disc still do that.
You now have an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT question that deserves it's own thread, with a topic other people will look at, and answers.
The only relation at all to this thread is probably "Can I use Proton (Steam's Wine) outside of Steam", which isn't even game specific related. However all of the guides I find in quick searches are roughly on the level of a custom binary Wine install... OR just 'add the game to the Steam Client and set it to force use of Proton'. Since you'd be buying the game through Steam anyway, it's not currently on sale on any other store that is on Linux, this question reduces to: How well does Tunic work fully offline after install? Which is, again, a question for another thread.
Tunic is also sold on GOG with no DRM, so you can run the game independently. (There are no steam achievements in this version. Other than that it's the exact same game. Just all GOG releases have no DRM at all.) It's also on Xbox and included in Xbox gamepass (monthly subscription service where you pay a monthly fee to play any and all games included in gamepass). Gamepass works on both xbox and also Windows.
Anyway. You can get the GOG version of Tunic if you didn't want to get it through Steam. That option exists, but if you are going to use Proton you might want to stick with Steam of course. My point is there are options. It's a pretty good game.
You are talking about getting it to run on Linux. The answer is that it does indeed run on Linux with Proton.
Maybe those kiosks will help.
I recently found out something disturbing: if your Steam account is cancelled you can lose all your Steam games. This is why I always want standalone versions- you don't have to worry about that. I have literally gotten a Steam game from elsewhere free and THEN purchased the Steam version so the programmers get their money.
I am currently using a Dell Latitude E5430 laptop. 16GB RAM, ~2.6GHz four processors, 1366h x 768v 32-Bit resolution, in short superior to the ASUS. It's doubtful it will be unable to handle "Tunic." For the ASUS I'd likely try PlayOnLinux.