TheSteam Deckis more readily available thanks to Valve’s increased production. However, it’s still an expensive piece of hardware, and most users have a maximum of one Steam Deck per household. As a result, the system must allow more than one Steam account holder to access their games, achievements, and settings.
Thanks to the newFamily Sharingfeature on the Steam Deck, multiple Steam account owners can play games and access their account details. Better still, the players sharing the handheld consolecan play each other’s games without purchasing the game more than once. Following this guide,players can learn how to activate Family Sharing and share games on the Steam Deck.
Updated Jul 09, 2025, by Michael Llewellyn:Whether users purchase the LCD or the OLED versions of the Steam Deck are expensive hardware. So, allowing multiple users to access their games and share their libraries is a cost-effective and user-friendly system that benefits all. Sharing and borrowing games is much cheaper than buying another Steam Deck. This guide is updated to include useful Steam Deck links and minor improvements to the steps involved with sharing and borrowing games on the same device.
How To Set Up Family Sharing On The Steam Deck
The Steam Deck allows up to five family membersor friends to access the same machine andplay the same Steam games. To activate it, players need to use the following instructions:
Allow Game Borrowing
Setting Up Family Safety Settings On The Steam Deck
Sharing games with family or friends is a great way to share games across accounts, but if Steam Deck users want to provide access to younger users, they should get safety measures in place to protect them. The main Steam Deck user must change theirMature Content Filteringoptions. Not only does it authorize players to filter outvideo games with mature themeslikeGrand Theft AutoorMortal Kombat, but users can block inappropriate words associated with mature games and on the community pages.
To set up Mature Content Filtering on the Steam Deck, use the following steps:
That’s everything needed to authorize and share games with other players using the Steam Deck’s Family Sharing.
