Well, he wouldn't be able to use the steam marketplace without funds anyway. I feel like he would be able to access it anyway if he wanted by just making a new account.
You could family share the game from your account to his, but you would be forced to quit the games you play when he plays and the other way around.
Comment has been collapsed.
He's 11, and there's lots of content on Steam he shouldn't see.
Family sharing is a good suggestion, but I already Family Share with my brother-in-law. I don't think Family Share lets me differentiate which titles are shared with whom.
Also, it doesn't feel like not much of a birthday gift if he's just borrowing something.
Comment has been collapsed.
I feel that a 11 year old if he has a phone, he already has access to things much worse than Steam.
Still, family view could be recommended
Comment has been collapsed.
Not if the parents know what they are doing. My uncle is tech savvy, so my 10 year old cousin doesn't have access to anything accept what he's allowed access.
Sounds like OPs relatives care about that.
Comment has been collapsed.
I agree, I mean there is a lot of stuff he shouldn't see in a lot of media: movies, series, youtube, etc.
Comment has been collapsed.
It's perfectly fine. You won't get in trouble for making another account or anything. I have a child cousin and I created an extra account just so he could family share some lego games from me during lockdown, under supervision from my uncle.
Comment has been collapsed.
I've read that you're already using family share feature in your account so:
You can create 2 steam accounts
First account, buy the hp games
Second account, connect it to family share so your nephew won't be able to access marketplace/store in general (and you, setting up the family share can control what they can access. For example, library only
So you can build up your nephew's library in the first account while using the second account. If your he/she is in the "right" age already you can give him the first account with complete access to everything
Comment has been collapsed.
15,209 Comments - Last post 2 minutes ago by LittleB
360 Comments - Last post 4 minutes ago by Seibitsu
6 Comments - Last post 34 minutes ago by Fluffster
587 Comments - Last post 42 minutes ago by CeleryMan727
13 Comments - Last post 3 hours ago by OwalGlobu
201 Comments - Last post 3 hours ago by doslover
93 Comments - Last post 3 hours ago by doslover
30 Comments - Last post 6 minutes ago by GoatPimp
78 Comments - Last post 20 minutes ago by Thedarksid3r
84 Comments - Last post 21 minutes ago by Fluffster
40 Comments - Last post 30 minutes ago by q0500
60 Comments - Last post 42 minutes ago by cami666
665 Comments - Last post 42 minutes ago by adam1224
169 Comments - Last post 42 minutes ago by ThatDave
This question is about Steam, not Steam Gifts. I have no intention of using my nephew's account here, or of directing him here.
I want to give my nephew (who's turning 11) Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, because he's a Harry Potter fan. He doesn't have a Steam account yet. My rough plan is to create a Steam account for him, with his mother's email as the parent/guardian contact, and activate the key I already have in his new account. I'll install Steam, and then the game, and then log him out of Steam. He wouldn't get access to the Steam marketplace/community until he's older.
Has anyone done anything similar? Does anyone have warnings or other advice?
Comment has been collapsed.