I had a slightly different approach. You can check at
and https://letipas.itch.io/planet-probe what is actually the same thing is just another story.I even started doing a pseudo 3D space shooter, but I gave up on that project. Now I mostly use Gdevelop to make silly animations. By the way, 6 years ago I switched from Windows to Linux and saved myself a lot of nerves. My distro of choice is Linux Mint cinnamon. I've been distrohopping, but I always end up going back to Mint. Cheers.