After being in beta for a long time, the Steam Families feature is finally out of beta and available to everyone. Here is everything you need to know about this feature and how to use it.
What is the New Steam Families Feature?
The new Steam Families feature replaces the oldSteam Family SharingandSteam Family Viewwith a better and improved version in one location. With the help of Steam Families, you can now create, join, and manage your Steam Family much more easily.
By being a part of a Steam Family, you may share your games with other members or play a game from their library, only if the game is shareable. You can check if the game is shareable by going to the Store Page and looking for theFamily Sharing tag.
How to Create and Join a Steam Family
At a time, you can havesix membersin Steam Family, Adult and Child accounts combined. To create a Steam Family of your own, follow these steps:
you may now invite up tofive peopleto your family. If you want to join a family, you simply need toaccept an invitation from your friendto join a family.
Can you leave a Steam Family?
Only the Adult members of the Steam Family can leave on their own, whereas the Child members can only be removed by the owner. But, one thing to note is that once you leave a family on your own, you need towait one year before you may join or create another Steam Family.
For the Steam Family, you’re able to only add another member to the familyafter a cooldown of one year.
Can two Family Members play the same game at the same time?
While another family member is playing a game from your library, youCANNOTplay that game at the same time as them. You will have to wait for them to close the game for you to be able to play it, or you can play any other game from your or their library in the meantime.
Can you play shared games while offline?
Yes, you can play any game from a family member’s library while offline, as long as it supports Family Sharing.
That is all you need to know about the new Steam Families feature on Steam. Have you accidentally bought a game on Steam and want a refund for it? Follow our guide onhow to refund games on Steam.
Umair Niazi
Umair is a Contributing Writer at Prima Games, who has been in the industry for 3+ years. His immense love for games fueled his interest in game development, which he is currently studying. When he’s not working or studying, you will find him sweating in a Counter-Strike lobby or trying to defeat Isshin Ashina in Sekiro. Curse you old man!!!
