Finally ready to go all Linux - Some questions remains

Hello everyone,

You guys finally made me ready to move all my setup to Linux. Been using Linux on a laptop as my work and daily driver and it has been a great experience. I, however am at the point where I need to choose my distro carefully.

I used to game a lot but it's mostly single player experience and some multiplayer games on the side. I know all my games except rainbow six siege works on Linux no problems. However, not all distro are made equal.

I prefer Linux Mint but I had some trouble to setup proton and had some weird bugs. I know the kernel is stable but older.

I tried Nobara and it's REALLY good, everything works out of the box but I heard it's maintained by one guy and I fear for longevity.

I used Ubuntu in the past and I know I can personalize but the main look and feel just aint for me.

Didn't try bazzite and Valve doesn't seem ready to just release steam os. I used steamOS for a while in Desktop mode and it's ok for my needs... but I have a Nvidia GPU with an AMD CPU combo.

So what would be a good compromise? Maybe my fear Nobara won't be maintained for long isn't rooted in reality? Should I choose another instead?