In the few cases I need Windows, I use it on a VM, and usually through an old iso I keep around and with Windows Update Blocker. Maybe it would be viable for you too?

Biggest problem for me was, due to optimization issues ans since I used it on an old computer with hdd, how slow it was.

Rat King Adventures, some FOSS top-down dungeon crawler RPG for Android.

Found Ayreon recently. It's different from what I usually listen to, but seems interesting so far. =D