Share Steam games bought on parent account and computer to child account and computer

We have a number of games that have been bought with my Steam account and installed on my laptop. My child is now to get his own computer.

Preferrably he would have his own Steam account. If we want to install the games on his computer, is it possible to link accounts so they will be visible to him?

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Best Answer

You can enable family sharing through 'Setting' -> 'Family' and check 'Authorize Library Sharing on this computer'. After that you can click on 'Manage other computers' to add computers.

Note that if you play a game on a shared library, that nobody else can play a game from that entire library. So, if you are playing a game, your child has to wait untill you close the game.

Also note that "Not all games support Family Library Sharing".

For more info that a look at the support page of steam.

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Can two accounts play a game only bought on one account on the same computer?

Yes, you can share your games with your family. Steam recently introduced Family Sharing, a system where a user can share his library with the rest of the family and others who use the same computer. You simply need to enable Family Sharing on the computer you want to use: Log in with the account you want to play with.

How do I share my Steam games with kids?

Can You Transfer Steam Games to Another Account? Unfortunately, no. There is no way to directly transfer a game from one Steam account to another. Once a game has been purchased and added to one's Steam library, that license is permanently bound to that account and is unable to be transferred.

Can you transfer Steam purchases to another account?

Games are tied to accounts not computers. You can play your games on other computers, just install them again.

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