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Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Valve announced a replacement feature for both Family Sharing and Family View. Currently in beta.

Features:

up to 5 members
game sharing
parental controls
- allow access to appropriate games
- restrict access to the Steam Store, Community or Friends Chat
- set playtime limits (hourly/daily)
- view playtime reports
- approve or deny requests from child accounts for additional playtime or feature access (temporary or permanent)
- recover a child's account if they lost their password
child purchase requests

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[-] ouch@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Can a family have more than two adults?

[-] dana@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Yep

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 7 months ago

good to see steam being accepting of poly relationships and communes

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

Or, like, me sharing single player games with my buddies. But you do you.

[-] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

…and you…and you…and you…

[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Or simply being two parents plus an 18 year or older child.

[-] menemen@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

My sons will still be my family when they celebrate their 35th birthday... They'll hopefully have their own places, but that doesn't change that they are my family.