Steam Families Is Now out of the Beta, Allows up to Six Simultaneous Plays and Monitor Kids’ Activity

Earlier this year, Valve introduced ‘Steam Families’ to the world which will allow up to six people to share a single library and enjoy a new kind of gaming experience. Despite all being part of the “Family,” Valve allows users to simultaneously play the game they wish to enjoy, initially rolling out to the Steam Beta Client, and is now live for more to take advantage of.

Steam Families Now Out of Beta, Offering its All-in-One Platform to All

The latest announcement from Valve confirms that Steam Families is now available for users to enjoy, offering a new all-in-one platform for groups of players. Earlier this March, Steam made Families accessible on the beta, allowing a group of up to six people to join in and share a single library, complete with its unique features.

According to Valve, Steam Families officially replaces its previous connected offers including Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View. This new all-in-one platform combines all the group-based accounts on the Steam Client and previously offered experiences under one Steam Family.

With this, there is no more need to have separate accounts and share them with others if they want to play a certaingame, as shareable games in the library are made available to members.

Play Simultaneously, Monitor Kids Activity with Steam Families

Only one account needs to create a Steam Family and share up to five additional members, with six players allowed to join in under one umbrella. The “head” of the Family will be notified whenever a member logs in to their specific accounts, and they are also given parental controls that would help monitor their kid’s activities.

Users can play simultaneously despite being under one Family, and they can also create their own saved data, earn Steam achievements, gain access to workshop files, and more options.

However, Valve said that developers may “opt their games out” of Family Sharing whenever they deem so.