Steam Families

[devo7ee]

Valve announces Steam Families available today on Steam Beta Client. Intended for a household of up to 6 close family members for game sharing.

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[awestorr]

Similar to older family sharing with stricter restrictions on adding and removing people(1yr cooldown)
Only upside is both can play simultaneously if playing different games.

[magesh85]

Are there any location restriction on Family? Just thinking if we can add our friends as family so that we can share the games across our libraries ?

[awestorr]

1yr cooldown after you remove someone from sharing.

[sama]

@magesh85

Are there any location restriction on Family? Just thinking if we can add our friends as family so that we can share the games across our libraries ?

A bit like Netflix where you have to be in the same household. Also the developer needs to opt in to share.

Your account activity does not show that you are part of the same household as the existing members.

[rxuser]

@sama

A bit like Netflix where you have to be in the same household. Also the developer needs to opt in to share.

This is going to be a IP restriction only right ?

[sama]

@rxuser

This is going to be a IP restriction only right ?

They will not reveal the true check but the intention is that it is really a family using it.

While we know that families come in many shapes and sizes, Steam Families is intended for a household of up to 6 close family members.

To that end, as we monitor the usage of this feature, we may adjust the requirements for participating in a Steam Family or the number of members over time to keep usage in line with this intent.

[Xenophon]

@magesh85

Are there any location restriction on Family? Just thinking if we can add our friends as family so that we can share the games across our libraries ?

Family members must have the same Steam store region e.g. India. No further restrictions.