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Install Steam


Enable steam repository

eselect repository enable 367

Sync portage

eix-sync
eix update -a

Set useflags

echo 'games-util/steam-launcher vulkan udev steamruntime -joystick desktop-portal wayland' > /etc/portage/package.use/steam-launcher

Set ABI_X86

cat << 'EOF' >> /etc/portage/make.conf

#############################################################################################################
# This is for steam  
#############################################################################################################
ABI_X86="64 32"
EOF

Steam uses Zenity for certain graphical pop-ups, such as error messages or script loading. If you haven't installed it, you can quickly add it to avoid any complaints

emerge -av gnome-extra/zenity

Launch steam

steam