Yes, you can create workflows for SharePoint lists in SharePoint Designer, but they aren't the most robust workflows you may need for your organization.

Practical App SharePoint 2010 Workflows: Going with the Flow Using workflows in SharePoint 2010 is a good way to automate complex business processes. By Brien Posey 09/01/2010 Many of the ...

SharePoint (MOSS and WSS -- does offer some out of the box workflows, but there are basic. You can add new workflow by creating them in either Visual Studio or SharePoint Designer.

SharePoint 2013 workflows for automating common business processes can be deployed as SharePoint apps built using Visual Studio.

Microsoft on Monday offered details about the coming end of SharePoint 2013 workflow for Microsoft 365 users, which lets organizations automate business processes.