How To Family Share On Steam

Find out how to activate Family Sharing on Steam.

You can share your entire Game Library with Family members on Steam. This allows all family members to play games in each other’s libraries. Doing so also lets all the members earn extra Steam trophies and achievements along the way. So, scroll down and find out how to share your Gaming Library.

How to Share your Game Library with Family on Steam?

Steam Family Share: Family Library Sharing

  • Open the Steam Application on your PC.
  • Log into your account and go to the home screen of the app.
  • Now, go to the Settings menu.
  • Here you will be able to find the Account option.
  • Click on this and make sure you activate Steam Guard security.
  • Now, go to the settings menu again.
  • Scroll down and go over to the Family tab.
  • On the right you will be able to see a “Authorize Library Sharing on this Computer” check box. Click on this to activate Family Library Sharing.
  • Below this, you will be able to see a list of eligible accounts.
  • You can even check these options individually.

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If you want to request access to share from a family member on Steam or become a family member, follow these steps:

  • Open the Steam Application on your PC.
  • Log into your account and go to the home screen of the app.
  • Now, go to the Settings menu.
  • Here you will be able to find the Account option.
  • Click on this and make sure you activate Steam Guard security.
  • Now, go to the game library and go to a particular game.
  • You will be able to see whether the same game is used by other accounts.
  • Click on Play and you will get a pop-up tab.
  • In this pop-up select the Request Access button.
  • This sends the account owner an email about the same.
  • Once they accept and add you as a family member you will get access.

This is everything you need to know about how to family share on Steam. Now that you are here find out how to redeem Steam Key Codes.