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Question about family sharing, personal library and steam gift

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Nev3rmore

If a friend of mine shares his Steam library with me using the Steam Family Sharing, his games will count as "Exist in your account" in my Steamgift profile?

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neofrag

good question

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DickusBiggus

I don't think so, because I am sharing with my brother, but he still has account value of 79 dollars. So I guess thats that.

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zoahporre

so can you play games on his account while hes playing a (different) game on his account?

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LIGrenadier

No. That's in the game share FAQ. If someone else is using your library, the whole thing is tied up.

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zoahporre

thanks for that information

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Tribok

can you still be logged in in your account and use things like the chatwindow while someone else plays something from your acc?

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wuut

Only the games you've played will appear.

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einfachGaer

Yes it will, I played Torchlight 2 like that and now it shows up in my owned list. Q.Q

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ozo2003

but that's because you played it, not cause you have it in shared library

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einfachGaer

Umm.. yup... seems like I misread OP a little.

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Nev3rmore

This thing is bad though

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LitzankatSofis

After family sharing, guess using the filter is my new best friend. I am playing games I would love to get from a friend's library to try them out a little, doesn't mean I don't want to win them or buy them in a near future. Playing a game that isn't yours and NEVER be able to ever join giveaways for that game sounds painful. :D

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Downpour
(Game Developer)

Don't think they show in your 'All games' list at all (even if you play them), so they shouldn't affect SG. They only show up in 'Recently played'.

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Closed 11 years ago by Nev3rmore.