That was not condescending. That is the solution, and I was cordially recommending a cheap, simple solution as I would do so for a friend or family member without judgment
I really would recommend a backup drive just in case. Reformatting a drive in-place means juggling and replacing several million pointers with a totally different organizational system and hoping several trillion numbers end up in the right places without any mishaps
Could also try out Bottles @120% linux noob. Find it in Discover (the app store), install, and then in Bottles, make a gaming prefix. Then load your exes of your choice in there