Steam: share games within family. Library locked? [duplicate]
I have bought a couple of games on steam for my kids. Everything worked great until I bought another computer for them. So now I have 2 computers for them to use. I thought that login om same account they could use both computer as long as they not played the same game. That didn't work. So I created another steam account and used familysharing to share the games between the two computers. That did not work either!! As soon as one computer used ANY game on the "library" the other computer could not play anything.. what the heck!
How am I supposed to let my children play som games from steam without buying multiple copies of every game??!!
I found something about creating multiple libraries. But for that I need to partition the hdd for each library which would contain only one game each. Can that be an option? If I create multiple libraries will they all be locked while sharing to another computer?
Please help me. Many people (parents) must have this problem??
Should I create a new steam account for each game??
Thanks!
Best Answer
You would need to ask every time for the game from the other account. So I would reccomend just buying 2 games or just use only one account.
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Can 2 people play different games at the same time Steam family sharing?
Can two users share a library and both play at the same time? No, a shared library may only be played by one user at a time including the owner and even if they want to play different games.Why is my Steam shared library locked?
What Causes \u201cSteam Shared Library Locked\u201d Error? Firewall interference \u2013 Many times the firewall start causing issues and blocks the internet files for accessing so, this can be a reason responsible for the remote play together shared library locked error message.How do I bypass a shared Steam library lock?
Steam limits users to share their libraries with up to five others and on a maximum of 10 devices at one time. Family sharing cannot be used to allow access to specific games\u2014it's the entire library or nothing. Other people can only play your games when you aren't using them.How to Fix the Steam \
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