The QUICKEST way to Share Games on Steam [2023]

In this video I'll show you how to share games on steam.
First, go into your Steam settings and enable Steam Guard. Once you have all of the accounts that you'll be sharing the games with, then you can move on to the next step.
Next, go into Steam settings and click on the family settings. Select the box labeled Authorized Library Sharing on this Computer. Once selected, it'll show you multiple accounts that you need to share with. If you don't see any accounts, then you'll need to login to the separate accounts on that computer in order for them to be found.
Then you can select the accounts and share your Steam games with your family and friends.
You may need to request access to the games when you click and play. Make sure the original user accepts the invitation through email.
Also, the limitations of this is that you can only share your games with 5 different computers and 10 different users. Also, 2 people can't play the game at the same time. If you're wanting to play with your friend, you'll need to buy two versions of the game.
And that's how you share your steam games with family and friends.

[@ALlixior]

Just quick tip if your offline mode is on u can play offline games while other person plays so yes two people playing is possible just not both online

[@o_oshadowo_o3933]

Thank you for the info i thought my friend could not play any of my games from my library while im playing other games , i appreciate it 👍

[@alexandermartinez6453]

Same

[@ALlixior]

@@o_oshadowo_o3933 welcome 🙏

[@ALlixior]

@@alexandermartinez6453 welcome 🙏

[@Stagmike]

How to end the sharing??

[@bertramjeppesen7113]

really good explanation! cheers

[@LifeForNormalPeople-px3lz]

Finally got it to work! Thank you for being the only person that actually made it clear and easy to do!

[@johnathanrocha9821]

I tried doing it so many times and this vid helped a lot

[@sprucewayne4618]

what a crazy process, I could NOT do it without your help! thank you!

[@rally2811]

Yes, I lost half an hour trying to do it myself! Why the hell is so complicated?

[@monstagez2532]

Help

[@retardedduck1015]

Thx it worked 👍 now i don't have to keep switching accounts knowing i can finally play all games on one acc

[@tyairwillis]

That last part was all I needed to hear looks like my lil bro gotta buy some games😂

[@MaitoFelix]

Ong 😂

[@Okiegamer77]

Thank you so much!! I really wanted to share games with my husband and vice versa, but I couldn’t figure out how until your video!

[@bubbydan7500]

thank you so much was trying to do this for hours
I love you

[@ferrary8902]

Thank you sweetie person this help me a lot ❤

[@GamersSauce]

this helped me a lot thanks

[@Cinndo947]

Thank you so much

[@theshugokicookie6487]

thanks helped me fix 90% of my games

[@sais9221]

Thanks, this hep me. For me, I followed every steps you described here then some. On the 2nd PC, I find the game I want to share on the 2nd PC and request to borrow it. Then grant access from the email and install that game on the 2nd PC. After installation, I log onto another Stream account on the 2nd PC and the game is there ready to play. All other games from the loaner library also show up as well.

[@-aziz7111]

Thank you so much 😊

[@miroslusny6396]

What a g thank's man 🔥

[@birdgaming9286]

Amazing video ❤❤❤

[@CJ-vq9ro]

Let’s add that yes 2 people can’t play the same game without purchase, but another person can’t borrow a different game while your playing a different game. So doesn’t steam Sharing really isn’t sharing anymore might as well just play on 1 account and have a friend play on your account at this point

[@tuxi04]

Yeah, but the progress, Steam Cloud and archievements aren’t shared this way

[@Okiegamer77]

There are a few different circumstances where this mode is useful. There are games my husband bought on his account and I played on his account when he wasn’t playing. Now that I have my own account there are games I want access to without interfering with his Steam account. They’re technically *my* games on his account.
There are also games that each of us has bought and beaten that the other hasn’t. In that case, there won’t be a conflict of who gets to play at one time.
I think the only real conflict will happen with online multiplayer games we want to play together or new games we both want to play. In the latter case, we can just share or suck it up and buy two copies.

[@ghufrankhallifpradansyah6829]

Really helping

[@Edi16112]

really helped

[@hanifimary2456]

how to approve the borrow game? it says u can find it on library but i don't find it

[@formeitsalwayslikethis]

so do you have to confirm with you email every time the other user wants to play one of the games of your library?

[@wickid_]

can we get an update video on the new steam overlay because it does not look like that anymore

[@hermanortez982]

I performed all of the steps correctly, but where do I go to see my friends game library?!

[@duskint]

Thank you! I wanted to play a game my brother had, but couldn't find it showing up in my library, luckily I knew the password to his account.

[@minememes23youtouber85]

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[@jacklol1191]

Lol

[@hepoq]

thanks bro

[@ChristisLORD333]

thx mate

[@Records669]

How long has this been a thing haha i figured this out oct 7 2023 lmaooo ive been sleeping

[@deadshot1118]

Do we need to request permission for a game everytime we close it and run it again

[@ferassaada9950]

Thank youuuuu

[@Ga22th]

Do you both have to sign in on both devices for the games to share to different devices

[@juliusfetingis3083]

hey so i encountered a problem: the friend has access to the alt account but can't play any games but when i join the alt accountn it doesn't ask for me to buy it is there a way to fix it?

[@medi1161]

ty this helped a lot

[@ProfShibe]

based pfp

[@idzhamfariz689]

I just like the old version of steam,it can request for any game from other PC,then we can play together

[@DavidRamirez-pb2bs]

thanks

[@OpAfAnx]

Now does this make it where they are using my game stats or do they have to basically make an entire different character

[@acealansari7521]

(WALLAH) i love you hahah

[@kevinstagner8628]

the place you found settings I do not have that under the steam tab any ideas

[@pauladrianetorneros4231]

If you will borrow the games, do you always have to ask for an access?

[@infensus12]

If we buy any game on steam n want to install on another pc by login in the account n then if we install it and drag that game into another folder n then we login another account to add it in add an non-steam game to get to play with that friend
Is this possible???

[@OPgiSh0tzonYT]

If i want to share on the same PC but 2 different accounts, can I do that?

[@onetaper1213]

How to play the game 2 person at the same time, if one is playing online and other is playing offline?

[@kiezorfc8559]

It works but if you start playing a game and the person who’s library your sharing starts playing a game you only get five minutes of play and then you get kick out regardless if it’s a different game in the library

[@BIaming]

it says purchase on my other account

[@chedderChillz]

I want to share my games to my friend and then to share their games to me does that work?

[@hoosmyster]

How do you actually ADD someone to the list? Ive got the steam guard thing but how do I get someone onto the family list?

[@callisto5]

go to another tab. then go back. its bugged sometimes

[@-clinkz-]

when i click on steam "settings" doesnt come up

[@OnyxMafea]

The one game I wanted to share with a new account says "purchase" on it. Everything else I can hit play on ?????

[@tanysims]

So dose this mean the play on our pc or they can play on thier own pc and go in our account with thier name?

[@nagakabouros8163]

deos anybody know if u can share dlcs of steam games too?
Case:
i have a streaming account and share games with it and i wanted to play Skull hero slayer with the new dlc.
I Shared my games for a while now and bought the dlc a few days ago but cant install/see it with my streaming account so share doesnt work for dlcs or is it a bug?

[@Fff-uu5lt]

Hello ser there. I do everything you say my pc but my cars don't go to my new account. I want my cars in my library online.

[@Mj.--.]

it says that one of the games is not avalible for family sharing

[@josecastellanosargueta7370]

If someone hacks/steals the account in which I shared the library with, will the person have any effect on my own account?

[@alexo2000]

If I done this with my friend could I play the game whenever I want?

[@greywolf1154]

im having trouble with somthing. my friend only has access to only a select few games like elden ring and WH 40k but they say they cant play some other games i brought like mordau or black desert. what can i do to where they have acess to all of my games?

[@greywolf1154]

@@powerhour5823 im confuse are you saying multiplayer games cant be playe bcause they have acess to elen ring an wh40k

[@harshchile1226]

i have run into a problem while gifting a game to my friend it says unexpected error
if i have 3 coppies of this game in my steam account and share it with 2 of my friends
can the 3 of us play together in multiplayer????
please answer this

[@nevernicegaming]

NEED HELP.. game says borrow game the request ? Dont see any messages or emails

[@meikovingtdeux]

Do we have to download/install it again?

[@mm52647]

Why only some of my games are being shared? I have good amount of games, but my brother can see/access only 10 to 30 games.

[@wydSubi]

does this work for the new mw3?

[@impactzful]

what if there’s not two pcs involved? i brought my cousins pc and trying to get his games on my new steam account

[@kaylarivas2452]

Wait, I’m confused. So if I want to share with my brother, would I need him to sign into my computer first?

[@EhvanTea]

Yes

[@alfiekimsey7069]

mine only works with free games my gta wont work on any account but every other game does work

[@Asimpledude3241]

do you share the cloud?

[@martinmatin6275]

No, it is their save file

[@vasilijusvasia8560]

i shared a game from steam with my friend but it shows for him that he needs to purchase it

[@theimperialscout4557]

can I also have the dlcs like this?

[@mooshroomplays9675]

Is there a way to do this across the world?

[@hamsandwhich7106]

The fact that I’m using one PC and have to go through this is pretty crazy

[@hamsandwhich7106]

And nobody seems to help when there’s a problem

[@CarpeCopley]

When I do it my other account just says “purchase” then the internet symbol so it ain’t working

[@vlmixedspriteyt7551]

I did every step and its telling me i needa purchase it when i share it with the acc i want it on

[@CBrizzy]

Same did you solve it ?

[@BikeLifeNath]

i do this cuz i own rust on an old account but it still tells me to purchase it

[@6lk148]

ive done it more then 5 times will i be able to do it again>

[@ChrishawnVr]

how to send a borrow request?

[@ash85239]

How to share game in steam deck..do i need to logout my account and login into another account in which game are in library

[@uctrung947]

Same way

[@xbxlal]

I tried this with Rainbow Six Siege and on the account who its supposed to get "gifted" it tells me to buy the game? can someone help?

[@JSTGMR-xb7cw]

Certain games cant be games cant be shared

[@haz3mmm]

i did this then it says its from my libray but it still says i have to buy it what now?

[@soratos9785]

Can you still get the sucesses ?

[@anime-up2mq]

i dont think u can gameshare with rust on steam cuz it still ask me to purchase the game

[@skxtzers168]

Hey did you find a fix I have the same problem if you do please let me know

[@anime-up2mq]

@@skxtzers168 From February 17th 2021, Steam family sharing for Rust is disabled for the foreseeable future. If you wish to continue playing you must purchase a copy of Rust from the Steam store, no exceptions can or will be made.

[@SnowiGG]

i authorized it with my friend but he dosent see my game on his library

[@MuhammedfayizK]

Can we share fifa also?

[@JeremyMyers]

Something changed with the Steam app, and this process does not work any longer.

[@AydenC1248]

it ays purchase

[@exciteproductions4two0]

I don't see any settings option on steam???????

[@kevin6685]

you gotta exit out the family mode to see it

[@YaBoyLiam925]

i only get 9 of my friend's games and he has more than that, and he dowsnt get ANY of my games

[@MrAlfresco]

Now anytime I try it just says "borrow" and I have no clue what to do.

[@superyamchama5659]

Xbox definitely has them beat when it comes to game sharing

[@faded_dolphinxd9009]

It say purchase when I try to play do you have to download it on the account to play it on another account. Btw I using the same computer

[@CBrizzy]

Have u found solution ?

[@martinmatin6275]

​@@CBrizzy its simple, some games does not allow sharing

[@Xx5thofHennyxX]

Just for clarification. This means that the person I game-share with won’t be able to play online with me?

[@IronPointTech]

Correct

[@MDGOrbit]

Doesnt work with dayz or arma

[@DaStormyCS]

I do exactly like it is showed in the vid but i dont got the game

[@saladmanhd]

its says i need to purchase it on my second acct

[@landonyamashita4493]

What if the account is not eligible

[@vi1kss]

Does it also share dlcs or?

[@GangsterAsFuck]

😭😭

[@verxizy]

Hey what if I want to create an alt steam account will my games still be there? Or how will that work?

[@CBrizzy]

Did u find out ?

[@verxizy]

@@CBrizzy no I don’t have a pc yet 😂

[@CBrizzy]

@@verxizy oh lol u cant btw

[@brett6969]

I just want to confirm... this ONLY works if both accounts have been logged in on the same computer???

[@jemarpascual371]

question does the skins like in pubg is also shared?

[@martinmatin6275]

No

[@theraptorplays2365]

why Battlefield 4 not share to another account

[@ghoulz2635]

didn't work is it different now

[@itzflu1x.779]

SO whats the point in game sharing

[@Travissquid18]

I did all of that and it didn’t work

[@HooeyMagooes]

same