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Can I let someone borrow my Steam account?

Family Sharing allows family members to share games while keeping their accounts separate. Family and guests can play one another's games while earning their own Steam achievements and saving their own game progress to the Steam Cloud. It works by granting family members access to games on a shared computer.
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What happens if you give your Steam account to someone else?

Steam account ownership cannot be transferred. Buying, selling, trading, or gifting a Steam account is a violation of the Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA).
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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.
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How does Steam borrowing work?

To set up Family Sharing, the primary user must authorize the other users to access their game library. Once authorized, the other users can access the primary user's games and play them on their own computers.
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Can two people use same Steam account offline?

However, if a game requires you to be online, only one of the people sharing the account can play at a time. 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.
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Will I get banned if I share my Steam account?

So, unless you didn't trust them, there would be no worry of a ban. but the only way to enable family sharing on his pc is giving him my account info & password, which isn't allowed. Or, as he is your real life friend, to visit him and enable family share yourself.
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Can you split a Steam account?

It's not possible. At best you can go offline on your main account while he uses family sharing on a new account, but that means no online features for you in the meantime.
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Is it OK to give someone your Steam ID?

On the account page, beneath your username, you'll find your unique Steam ID. Now that you know your ID, you can enter it wherever it's required. It's safe to share this with anyone as it's not a sensitive piece of information.
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Can people find your location on Steam?

Yes, but with a few conditions. Steam uses your IP address to determine your location. If you're traveling or moving and want to change or keep your account region, you'll need a VPN to change your IP address. Install CyberGhost VPN to access IP addresses from any location you like.
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Does Steam show your location?

From the drop-down menu in the top right, click View Profile. Under your level, click Edit Profile. FIRST note that if your real name and location are listed here, it is listed on your steam page, private or not.
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Can you give someone your Steam Wallet?

Now you can directly contribute to a friend or family member's Steam Wallet by digitally sending a gift card. Send a gift card now or learn more about gift cards.
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Is it fine to have 2 Steam accounts?

Steam doesn't care, they even encourage having seperate accounts if you want to run dedicated game server, it's AGS's ToS that forbids having more than one account per person.
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How often do you get paid from Steam?

A. We pay out by the 30th of the month following sales. For example, we will pay you for calendar February month sales by March 30th. It may take a few business days for the payment to post to your bank account.
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How do you share a Steam account?

How to share your Steam library with friends
  1. Open the Steam app on their computer and go to Steam > Settings.
  2. From the left panel, choose “Family.”
  3. Check the “Authorize Library Sharing on This Computer” option.
  4. Log out of their account, and log in to yours.
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What gets your Steam account banned?

This includes any type of scam targeting a Steam user over Steam Chat or other systems outside of Steam, or deliberately submitting false information to Steam Support. An account used to abuse or harass others will be blocked from using Steam Community features.
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Do Steam game bans go away?

VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support. If a VAC ban is determined to have been issued incorrectly it will automatically be removed. If you wish to discuss Valve Anti-Cheat with the community, you may do so here.
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Does Steam pay taxes for you?

A. We charge sales tax in states as required by applicable law. Sales tax is calculated and then added on top of the Steam Price. On a periodic basis, Valve remits sales tax to the revenue authorities.
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Can I sell my Steam games?

Steam items, in-game items and extra copies of games (referred to as Steam Gifts) are tradable. To be sure if an item is tradable, please go to your Inventory and select the item and read the item details. The "Tags" section will indicate if it is tradable or not.
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What is the average earnings on Steam?

The median game earned just $1,136 lifetime; 68% of all titles released in 2019 generated less than $10,000 to date; 91.5% of all titles earned less than $250,000; 96% of all games generated less than $1,000,000.
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Can my wife and I share a Steam account?

Family Sharing allows family members to share games while keeping their accounts separate. Family and guests can play one another's games while earning their own Steam achievements and saving their own game progress to the Steam Cloud. It works by granting family members access to games on a shared computer.
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Why do people have multiple Steam accounts?

People used to create multiple accounts to get event rewards. If you have been here long enough, you should remember the first few major sales. You complete tasks to get coals or other event items and trade them for games or in-game skins.
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How many Steam accounts can you make in a day?

You can create as many accounts as you want, just remember that each new account is limited again and you need to spend 5 bucks before you can trade/add friends/raise level and so on. Also not all games can be family shared between accounts.
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Does Walmart sell Steam card?

Steam Gift Cards in PC Downloadable & Free to Play Games - Walmart.com.
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Can Steam points be gifted?

There is one way to get Steam Points for free, and that is to be gifted Steam Points by another user. When you leave reviews and engage with the Steam community in other ways, other Steam users can use their Steam Points to award your interaction. This gives you a special badge and some free Steam Points.
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Can someone tell you looked at their Steam profile?

Yes, a person will know, but it is not the person whose profile you are checking.
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