Can You Use Your Steam Account While Family Sharing Is Active?
Learn if you can play on your Steam account during family sharing and how simultaneous usage works.
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Yes, you can use your Steam account while family sharing. However, only one user can play from the library at any one time. If the account owner decides to start a game, the other user will be given a few minutes to save their progress and quit, or they can purchase the game to continue playing.
FAQs & Answers
- Can two people play the same game at the same time using Steam family sharing? No, only one user can play a game from the shared Steam library at a time. If the account owner starts playing, other users must quit or buy the game to continue playing.
- What happens if the Steam account owner launches a game while someone else is family sharing? The other user will receive a notification and will have a few minutes to save their progress and exit the game.
- Is it possible to play different games simultaneously on Steam family sharing? Yes, different games can be played simultaneously on family shared accounts as long as only one user accesses the same library at a time.