Way to play shared game that is in use in steam?

My brother just got me a new computer but he is always on so I can't play his steam shared games. Is there a way to play his games while he is playing a game too?

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Best Answer

Get him to play in offline mode. I do it all the time with my brother.

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Can you play a Steam game while someone is using your library?

No, you cannot play from your friend's library while they are playing.

Why is Steam not letting me play a shared game?

Make sure that you have Steam Guard security enabled via Steam > Settings > Account in the Steam Client. From the Steam Settings panel select the Family tab (or in Big Picture mode, Settings > Family Library Sharing). Here you can select users who have also logged into this computer to share your library with.

How do I play a shared Steam game offline?

How can I play Steam games offline without Internet?

Open Steam. If you're on a PC, in the toolbar at the top of the screen, select \u201cSteam.\u201d If you're using a Mac, select \u201cAccount.\u201d

Select \u201cGo Offline.\u201d Select \u201cGo offline\u201d from the Steam dropdown menu. \u2026

Steam will prompt you to restart in offline mode.

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