Pirating a software still shows a company that there is interest in it. They will only know they are screwed when people stop buying and stop pirating

My wife and I played it. We bonded over how much we disliked Book lol

Is this a tabletop game?

Not sure if it is viable for you, but there are solar shingles. Might be able to slip that past the hoa if needed.

Note down every tool you use in windows and use alternativeto.net to find linux alternatives for them. Thats what I did, saved me what you are going through. Everytime I tried to switch usinf a sifferent method I just ended up using Windows to not deal with the “pain point” of switching