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I know that you can run TES 4 Oblivion decently well on Linux with a Windows emulator (WINE). I had a few odd graphics glitches like a gigantic texture of a tree just completely taking over the sky. I guess it wanted to be some kind of Yggdrasil tree or something.
It ran well though, and on a early 2010-era laptop. I don't know about mod compatibility though.
WINE Is Not an Emulator ๐
Seriously, that's what the acronym means, because it's not an emulator, it's a compatibility layer.
There's also Proton for Steam games, or even non-steam games, though it's a little more complicated to set up in the later case.
Oblivion's excellent with mods, though I'm unfamiliar with modding Bethesda games on Linux.
Proton is Wine with a bundle of extra libraries included for compatibility. It's basically an opinionated gaming-focused distribution of Wine for games.
I realize you may know this but I'm just adding it here for anyone who may be confused and see the two as in-competition with each other.