Looking for how to share games on Steam? In the olden days that would be impossible because Steam games are digital files that can’t be taken to a friend’s house. Here in the modern world, however, we use Steam Family Library Sharing. It lets other people use your Steam library and play your collection of games.
As the title suggests, this is great for if you have a family and only want to buy one game for every brother, sister, parent, and grandparent in the house. When you share a library, the person you share it with can download and play your games on their computer.
If you’ve got a game growing dust in your Steam library that your friend or family member has had their eye on for a while, maybe you’ve recommended a game and someone’s strongly hinted that they want to borrow it… Well, that’s all made possible now Steam allows you to share your games with Steam Family Sharing. So, how does it work? Here’s how to get set up and how to share games on Steam.
To share games on Steam, you’ll need to setup Steam Family Library Sharing. You first need to make sure your account uses Steam Guard security. You can turn this on by clicking on Settings in the Steam menu of Steam (it’s in the top left corner of the client). In the settings window, Steam Guard can be turned on in the Account tab.
