Basically the title. I have no idea what’s in the market, how much that would cost, or even where to look.
I want to spend as little as possible for a setup that works on Linux (in Steam with Proton).
I’m not a simracer, I just want to be able to stay on the road in My Winter Car.
I still use my Logitech G27 i bought over a decade ago and feature wise its all i ever need. I even spent some money to try out a few 15k-65k€ simrigs at a venue for an hour or so. They were cool and much better than my plastic toy steering wheel. But tbh even a 1000€ rig would be wasted on me for just dicking around those few hours in a year. Biggest downside is how loud these Logitech wheels are. Constant rattling and gear grinding which can annoy even people which sit two rooms away. In that regard a cheap(ish(!)) entry level direct drive wheel would be much better.
A good starting point for checking out compatibility is:
https://github.com/berarma/oversteer
and for Logitech wheels:
https://github.com/berarma/new-lg4ff
Installation on CachyOS via the AUR was piss easy. Button mappings are different on the G27 compared to the Windows drivers though. Which can be slightly annoying because pre-configuered ingame bindings dont make sense anymore. Oversteer has a lovely UI/UX compared to the 20 year old Logitech Windows drivers. FFB effects with the new-lg4ff stuff is perfect.
Another big positive is just how many games are supporting Logitech wheels out of the box. Support for fancier stuff can be a lot more flakey. But tbh thats just my impressions from what i read over the years on the internet. IDK.
Maybe someone else has some insights for the fancier stuff on Linux. Personally(!) i would suggest to look out for well supported Logitech wheels from the links above on the used market.