Once that’s done, simply sign out of your Steam account. (You can let up to five other Steam accounts play your games on up to 10 specified devices.)
Once that’s done, log into your Steam account on your friend’s computer, then head to Steam > Settings > Family and check the box next to “Authorize Library Sharing on this computer.” You’ll then be asked which local account(s) to authorize for family sharing. IDGīefore you start, Steam Guard protection will need to be enabled for all accounts for which you want to enable family sharing. Steam family sharing is a digital reimagining of a central home gaming console, letting your family and friends play your Steam games when you’re not. This tip bridges the gap between our initial library management tips and the forthcoming barrage of random helpful extras. You’ll need to use Valve’s kind-of wonky Steam mobile app to verify your logins when you sign into the service on a new PC, but it’s worth the hassle-and using the authenticator function itself is painless. The service urges you to set up two-factor authentication via its Steam Guard tool, but if you’re the type of person (like me) who mindlessly closes Steam’s starting pop-ups, head to Settings > Account > Manage Steam Guard Account Security and set Steam Guard up. Once you’ve added folders, you’ll be given a Choose location for installation option when you’re installing a new game. From here, you can add as many folders for game installations as you’d like. Open Steam and head to Steam > Settings > Downloads, then click the Steam Library Folders button. Either way, Steam makes it a cinch to add new folders in which to store your games.
Maybe you want to shift all your titles onto a blazing-fast SSD, or maybe you installed a spacious new traditional hard drive that’s just begging to be filled with gaming goodness. You can find a ton of custom grid images on the Steam Banners website or Deviant Art, as well. The fine folks in r/steamgrid on Reddit will whip up custom images for games if you’d like. If you want to add a custom image for the game in your Library’s grid view, just right-click it and select Set Custom Image, then go from there.
The process is straightforward from there. Now open the Steam client and head to Games > Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library. Steam still won’t keep the rogue title up to date or save your game to Steam Cloud, but adding non-Steam games to your library lets your friends see when you’re playing the game, and unlocks the Steam overlay feature ( Shift + Tab), including full screenshot and in-game chat functionality.
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