Can anyone see my Steam library?

Your Steam games are visible, both to you and other users. If you want to hide them, here's how. Steam is the largest digital distribution platform for PC games, with a community of over 100 million users using the platform.

How do I stop friends from seeing my Steam library?

How do I make my Steam account private?

Can my friends see my Steam games if my profile is private?

If an account is private, you can't see their friends, the games they own, anything. The only exception to this rule I have seen, is that your friends can still see the game you are playing. Also, you will be in the friend's list of anyone who has a public account and is your steam friend.

Why do people have private Steam accounts?

For Steam it's to avoid scammers. Overall, because people choose what they want for privacy, with the obvious exception of data collection on social media regardless of your settings, unless you only use a VPN when using it and don't check in anywhere or say where you're going or are located at.

How to hide what you are playing on Steam from your friends and family.

How do I restrict games on Steam library sharing?

Click on the 'My account' button. Click on the 'Family view' button. Then click on 'I need to manage my family view settings' button. Here you can select which games and content you want to be restricted on Steam.

What's the difference between offline and invisible on Steam?

Q: What's the difference between offline and invisible on Steam? Steam's offline status logs you out of the chat, and you won't get notifications for new messages. On the other hand, using invisible status on Steam lets you chat with your gaming buddies while appearing offline.

Can people see me on Steam if I'm invisible?

Steam's Invisible Mode and Beyond

With this mode active, you'll appear offline to everyone, but can still chat with friends if you so choose. Our guide goes beyond that, by hiding your gaming activities via Steam's profile. In doing so, you can still remain visible online, but no one can see what you're playing.

Can my friends see me on Steam if I'm invisible?

In steam 'invisible' is referred to as 'offline'. Using this mode, none of your steam friends will see that you are there and will not see the game you are playing.

What is the point of Steam offline mode?

Offline Mode allows you to play games through Steam without reconnecting to the Steam Network every time you wish to play - this is particularly useful if you do not plan on playing over the internet and would prefer not to download new updates for your single-player games.

What is the point of family sharing on Steam?

Steam Family Library Sharing allows family members and their guests to play one another's games while earning their own Steam achievements and saving their own game progress to the Steam Cloud. It's all enabled by authorizing shared computers and users.

Is Family sharing safe on Steam?

Your Family Library Sharing privileges may be revoked and your account may also be VAC banned if your library is used by others to conduct cheating or fraud. Additionally, VAC-banned games cannot be shared. We recommend you only authorize familiar computers you know to be secure.

How does sharing your Steam library work?

What are the cons of Family sharing Steam?

Shared games can only be accessed by one person at a time, so you won't be able to easily play games together. The account holder has priority access to their games. If you start playing a game while another person is already playing, they'll have the option to buy the game or end the session.

How do I hide games from Family sharing on Steam?

To stop games from being visible in your Steam library, you'll need to open the Steam client on your PC or Mac. Once opened, click on the Library tab at the top. Right-click on the game that you want to hide, then click Manage > Hide this game to hide it. Your game will no longer appear in your library.

Can two people play on the same Steam account?

Print. Steam does not support multiple players using one Steam account simultaneously. If a game is associated with a Steam account then it is licensed for the sole use of the account holder.

Does Steam family sharing work without Internet?

In an offline mode, although you can play simultaneously, one of the people sharing the account must be connected to the internet so that the most recent data gets saved onto the game.

What is family view on Steam?

Family View is a feature for parents and families to establish their own rules for what components of Steam are accessible. You can use Family View to limit an account's access to a subset of its content and features.

Can you play Steam games on 2 different computers at the same time?

Absolutely. If they're free games, or even paid games -- creating an additional account and adding them to the library of the separate account, you two will be able to play together if he's on your other account.

Can people see if you look at their Steam profile?

On Steam, can you see who has viewed your profile? No. If you're concerned about people viewing information on your page, you can change your Privacy options for Private or Friends Only. You can hide pretty much everything but your username, profile picture and the URL associated with the account.

What can Steam friends see?

To hide gameplay information, set “Game details” to “Private.” Not even your friends will be able to see the games you're playing, the games you own, or the games you've wishlisted. They can still see your friends list, inventory, comments, and other information, depending on the options you have selected on this page.

What does a private Steam profile look like to friends?

If an account is private, you can't see their friends, the games they own, anything. The only exception to this rule I have seen, is that your friends can still see the game you are playing. Also, you will be in the friend's list of anyone who has a public account and is your steam friend.

Are public Steam accounts safe?

Having an excessively public profile can cause problems. For example, if scammers see that you have expensive games or items in your collection, they are more likely to take an unwanted interest in your Steam account.

Can someone take your Steam account?

Viruses, key loggers, spyware and other malicious code can steal your Steam Account name and password. Before resetting your Steam Account's password, you should run virus and spyware scanners to ensure such programs are not on your computer.