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How do I send extra copies of games to friends?

Using either the Steam client or a browser, log in and search for the game you want to gift. Select the game and scroll down to the Add to Cart. Choose Purchase as A Gift if it appears. Choose who you want to gift by typing their Steam username.
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How do I gift an already purchased game on Steam?

When you select the "Purchase as a gift", you'll be presented with a list of your Steam friends, from there you can select who you'd like to receive your gift. If you'd like to send it to someone who's not listed, you'll have to add them to your Steam friends list.
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How do I share my game library?

From the Steam Settings panel select the Family tab (or in Big Picture mode, Settings > Family Library Sharing). Here you can select users who have also logged into this computer to share your library with. Click the "Authorize Library Sharing on this Computer" box.
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Why can't I gift my friend a game on Steam?

You cannot gift games that were previously purchased on your Steam account to friends.
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How do I share my iPhone games with friends?

On your iPhone or iPad
  1. Open Settings. Scroll to Game Center, then tap it.
  2. Tap Friends.
  3. Tap Add Friends.
  4. Enter the phone number or email of the person that you want to invite to be friends in Game Center, or tap the Add button to invite one of your contacts.
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How to Gift Games on Steam (EXAMPLE INCLUDED)

How do I share games between users?

Log into your account on their system. Then head to Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play and select “Enable.” Now any games owned by you will be playable by any of the accounts on that new Primary Console.
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Can I gift a game to someone without a Steam account?

Now, you can only gift new games to people who already have a Steam account and are on your friend list. Step 1: Make sure your friend has a Steam account. Step 2: If you want to buy someone a game who does not have a Steam account, they'll have to set up a new account and download the Steam client.
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Can u share games on Steam?

Yes. You may authorize Family Library Sharing on up to 10 devices at a given time, and for up to 5 accounts that may then use your game library on any of your authorized computers.
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How to trade games on Steam?

To send an offer from your Trade Offers page:
  1. Open Steam (either the client or via the web)
  2. Hover over your persona name at the top.
  3. Click on Inventory.
  4. Click on Trade Offers.
  5. Click on New Trade Offer.
  6. Select the friend you'd like to make a trade offer to.
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Can you share purchased games?

You can share purchased apps, games, movies, TV shows, and e-books and audiobooks from Google Play with up to 5 family members using Google Play Family Library.
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Can you give people games from your library?

No, you cannot. A game purchased for yourself cannot be gifted to another Steam user in any way. The closest thing you can do to gifting is to share access to your Steam library with your friends.
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How do I send Steam games from my library?

For future reference, use the 'buy as gift' button at the checkout to send games as gifts, or to store them in your inventory. If you have games for yourself and others in the cart, use the gift button. You can then store them in your inventory so you can activate which ones you want to keep, and gift the others.
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Can I buy multiple copies of a game on Steam to gift?

It is possible to buy multiple physical editions, but digital editions purchased will be tied to the account on which they were purchased. Steam Users: You can purchase additional copies as a gift.
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Can you gift a redeemed game on Steam?

The only way you can have games that can be gifted to other players (with regional restrictions, of course) is to actually buy the game from the Steam Store or to receive the Steam gift via trading. You can't redeem the code and gift it at all.
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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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Can I play 2 Steam games at once on different computers?

Each steam account can only run one game from its library at a time, no matter how many PCs it is installed on. Family sharing is a better option than sharing one account. With one account, you share saves and achievements. With sharing, you each get your own separate saves and achievements.
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How do I refund a game on Steam?

Navigate to Steam Help (help.steampowered.com) and log in with your Steam account. Find the purchase you would like to refund and click on it. If your purchase is not listed, it falls too far outside of our refund window and is ineligible for a refund. Select the problem you are having with the product.
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How do I transfer my Steam Wallet to a friend?

How to Gift Money on Steam
  1. Go to the Steam Digital Gift Card page in the Steam store and select Send through Steam.
  2. Select an amount for the digital gift card.
  3. Sign in to Steam if prompted.
  4. Choose a friend to receive the gift card, then select Continue.
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Can I sell my Steam game to someone else?

Currently, you can only sell a game on Steam if you're the official owner or developer. You can't sell a game you bought from Valve – Steam's parent company – or from third parties.
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What is Gameshare?

The term "gameshare" refers to the process of sharing digital video games with someone else. You can obviously share physical games by letting someone borrow the disc.
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Can you game share a game to two people?

As long as that account is logged into the Xbox, any other account on that Xbox can play that game. You can have multiple accounts logged into the same Xbox at the same time. You are only able to play the games on the Xbox the account is logged into though.
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Can you share play online games?

Share Play allows you to hand over your controller to a visitor so they can play instead. You can also invite your visitor to play a local multiplayer session over the internet, even if the game doesn't support online multiplayer. The visitor doesn't need to own the game to use Share Play.
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How do I send a game app to a friend?

How to share
  1. Open the Google Play Store app .
  2. At the top right, tap the profile icon.
  3. Tap Manage apps & devices.
  4. In the “Overview” tab, next to “Share apps,” tap Send.
  5. Select which apps to share.
  6. Tap Send.
  7. Choose who to send the apps to.
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