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Can my son inherit my Steam account?

"Hello Chris, Steam accounts and licenses are not transferable. Steam support can't provide you with any permission that would change this. We also can't provide assistance regarding your will or what steps should be taken in the event of your death.
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Can I give my Steam account to my son?

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.
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What happens to a Steam account when someone dies?

Simple answer. Your account stays in the Steam database server for ever and ever unless Valve goes bankrupt in the meantime. It's given a digital funeral - everyone in your friends list is invited and the games are handed out according to your Steam Appointed Lawyer.
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Can I give someone my Steam account?

You can select up to five users who can access and use your library across 10 devices that you've authorized. While you can't set up Family Sharing in a browser, you can check which devices and accounts have access to your Steam Library. You can also revoke access.
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Do I lose my games if Steam dies?

You'll lose all of them. Yes, seriously. Steam requires online login authorization to start, if there are no servers running, it won't be able to authorize. Now, there's offline mode, meaning few titles that you configured for it might still work but anything else will fail.
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Can 2 people use 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 do I change my Steam account to Family?

Open the Steam Settings menu. Go to the "Family" tab on the left side of the window that opens. Click "Manage Family View" to start the Family View wizard again. Step through the Family View options wizard to select new content and features for Family Mode.
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Can you use the same Steam account on 2 computers?

Each Steam account library can only run games on one computer at a time, but the library can be used on all the computers you own or share it with.
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What is Steam family sharing?

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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Is Family sharing on Steam free?

You can share games on Steam through family accounts, which let you install games that are in another user's library. The game will still be owned by the original purchaser's account, but family sharing will allow other accounts to play the game at no extra charge.
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Does changing Steam password affect Family share?

Does changing Steam password affect family share? You can turn it back on, but all the autorized computers are removed. So if you change your password, then log onto your computer, only that computer will be in the list then. The computer from your family member will be removed.
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Why can't i Family share on Steam?

Close Steam and reopen it.

Navigate to the device management page; Click manage family library sharing and remove the device that isn't working; Let the problematic computer or device send a request to re-join the library or game; Test to see if this has fixed the issue.
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Can two people share a steam deck?

The Steam Deck allows up to five family members or friends to access the same machine and play the same Steam games.
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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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Does Steam family sharing work offline?

For that purpose, it has introduced a feature known as Family Sharing in Offline Mode. If a person has a Steam account and has bought a particular game, they can share the game with someone else. Yes, you can share games with your family members or other people who you trust.
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Can I buy Steam Deck on my account and give to someone else?

Can you buy a Steam Deck for someone else? Although purchasing a Steam Deck means using your personal Steam account, you don't have to be the one who uses it.
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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.
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Does family sharing expire Steam?

It doesn't expire but there are 2 possible causes. 1. The other person canceled the sharie.
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Can I play my Steam games on someone else's computer?

How do I use Remote Play? Log in to the Steam client on the computer with the installed game you wish to play. Now, Log into Steam on another computer or a supported device with Steam Link app installed. From there, you can launch and play the game remotely from the Steam Library.
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Does changing Steam password kick everyone off?

Once you change your Steam password, you'll be logged out on every device.
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What is the age limit for Steam?

You may not become a Subscriber if you are under the age of 13. Steam is not intended for children under 13 and Valve will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Additional age restrictions may apply in your country.
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How often do Steam accounts get hacked?

Valve has revealed that a staggering 77,000 Steam accounts are hacked each month, with the problem multiplying dramatically since the introduction of Steam Trading - the ability to trade away gift copies of games, in-game items and Steam Trading Cards.
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How many Steam accounts are hacked?

Accounts have always been hijacked on the gaming site, by hackers who have stolen passwords, but now the problem is said to have risen twenty-fold, with some 77,000 Steam accounts hacked every month.
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Can someone see my Steam ID?

Steam account names are private, unless you capture it on camera or something like that. Or your profile name is the same as your steam account name, it remains private.
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