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Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Valve announced a replacement feature for both Family Sharing and Family View. Currently in beta.

Features:

up to 5 members
game sharing
parental controls
- allow access to appropriate games
- restrict access to the Steam Store, Community or Friends Chat
- set playtime limits (hourly/daily)
- view playtime reports
- approve or deny requests from child accounts for additional playtime or feature access (temporary or permanent)
- recover a child's account if they lost their password
child purchase requests

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago

This is exactly what I've been waiting for. My son is 13 and we share a Steam library. It's not usually an issue but sometimes he does want to play something that requires online connection at the same time as me. Now that problem should be permanently in the past.

Even if he moves out in who knows how many years he can still take all his games with him. This is why I never feel guilty about spending money on Steam/Valve; I know that as long as GabeN lives, I won't get stabbed in the back.