Have you ever been eager to start playing your favorite game only to discover that a buddy has left it open on their end, taking up space in your shared library? You’re not alone, though, since many ...

Are you tired of buying multiple copies of one game for your whole family? Or perhaps you have had your eye on a game that a family member has in their Steam collection and wanted to give it a shot?

Following a beta test earlier this year, Steam Families is now live with a new way for relatives to be connected on the gaming portal. Up to five family members can be invited into a group, which will ...

With the Steam sale raging, more players than ever are online and gaming in their spare time. However, it can get obnoxious to keep buying games if your family members or significant other(s) already ...

Expanded parental controls, including the ability to allocate 'Child' and 'Adult' roles, are also available. Adults can limit what games can be accessed, set playtime limits, and restrict access to ...

Valve gave Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View a facelift on Monday. Now called Steam Families, the combined and revamped feature allows six-person user groups to play each other's titles, ...

The good news is, Steam Families will finally let users on the account play games simultaneously. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Steam won’t boot you when your kid loads up a different game than you now. Steam won’t boot you when your kid ...

PC gaming is often regarded as a solitary pursuit, but the advent of PC gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck has made sharing favorite titles far easier—at least unofficially. Valve’s Steam platform, ...

Steam may soon be interesting the ability so share your games with friends. Spotted by NeoGAF, three lines of code found in steams latest client beta make a reference to something called a "shared ...

Big news for those of you out there looking to jump into specific games next year, without the world knowing about it. Private games have been launched into Steam's beta client today, which allows you ...