Nice, I've got a Steam deck already, but I haven't messed with it in desktop mode too much. I think I might start with the last 2 OS you mentioned and see how it goes. Thank you!
Garuda is built for gaming and itās as beginner friendly as an arch based rolling release can be which is medium? It definitely isnāt super stable but I like it.
Iām not super knowledgeable about neon but I believe it can handle gaming fairly well. It looked to be much closer to the modern windows than any of the other distros Iāve seen.
I will recommend KDE as a desktop environment because you can easily change it.
I also hear good things about Pop OS which is a very beginner friendly distro thatās good for gaming but I donāt like GNOME and it doesnāt like my Dvorak