If I Download A Game From Steam Can I Play It On Another Computer

There should either be a play game button or add to cart button depending on if it s free to play or not.

If i download a game from steam can i play it on another computer. Out of 180 games i think i had to manually download at least 15. Yes you can share your games with your family. I had to go into each games store page click play and then it would recognize installed files.

I double clicked the game to install and let steam find the local files and then i d be done. Some took 5 mins and some took 30 mins. You just can t play the game on multiple computers at the same time.

Yes all you have to do is copy the files from one steam library to another. It does this by creating a symbolic link at the old. 1 you can easily transfer steam games between computers drives folders.

Steam recently introduced family sharing a system where a user can share his library with the rest of the family and others who use the same computer. Then start installing the game through steam as usual and it will discover and verify those files avoiding the download entirely and start the usual installation process. When you buy a game on steam you own it.

If you were to play offline however you could download it. Yes but on a few conditions. In general you can install a steam game on multiple computers though there may be a limit to the number of computers you can authorize at one time.

What you can do is log into their account and play the game that way. You have to be logged into that steam account and it can only be played online by one account at a time. This method didn t work.