Can anyone recommend a Linux distro that 1. Can boot straight to desktop mode, and 2. Has a dedicated Steam "Game Mode"... and no, Bazzite doesn't have it.

On Bazzite, you can install the deck version which has dedicated game mode, but it can only boot straight to game mode.

You can also try the desktop version of Bazzite, but that doesn't have dedicated game mode.

I've also tried CachyOS and it seems to have the same limitation. There's not even a game mode on the desktop version. Which leads me to assume that this probably isn't possible or feasible for reasons that elude me. But I'm hoping...