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tylerusescomputer 2 Jan @ 3:57pm

Multiplayer in house

Hello, I've been going around in circles trying to find the answer to this question, but when i google this i get results for a different question that is pretty popular to ask. SO.. please don't confuse what I am asking here. I am part of steam family plan, the person I am in a family plan with shares a long desk with me, we play in the same room. From what I understand you cannot play the same game at the same time as someone in your family plan right? We are on the same page for now. This is what i would like to ask.. for somebody in my situation who still wishes to be part of the family plan, how can I play a multiplayer game with this other person? Is there a way to do this? To me it would be silly if the answer was no, but i cannot for the life of me find any information on the subject without encountering all results for the slightly similar question that is "can two people on a family plan play the same game at the same time" that is a totally different question, my question is more "considering the above is true, how can i play a multiplayer game with someone in my household who i share a family plan with?" Thank you guys

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TσuчGรร01 ︻デ---= 2 Jan @ 4:02pm

sorry

SpunkyJones 2 Jan @ 5:15pm

Do you both own the game you are trying to play together? You need a license for each person to play.

Xamurau 3 Jan @ 2:16am

just buy 1 copy for your self ,if the other person is playing cod in that account u cannot play it ,so might just want to buy one if u are planing playing with someone.family plan is we buy a bunch of games together but u play this and i play that.

tylerusescomputer 5 Jan @ 10:30am

Originally posted by SpunkyJones:
Do you both own the game you are trying to play together? You need a license for each person to play.

Likely we do not both own a copy, but i will be willing to purchase a copy myself if this truly is the solution. So if I use the same account i use on family plan and just buy myself a copy this fixes the problem and we can play together?

EliteEndermanzz 5 Jan @ 10:50am

You cannot play the same game at the same time unless you both own it, so yes if you buy it again you can both play together

sgodwin11 18 Jan @ 10:14pm

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Nonkar 14 Apr @ 8:14am

Multiplayer

Nonkar 14 Apr @ 8:15am

Originally posted by Nonkar:
Multiplayer

Nonkar 14 Apr @ 8:18am

would i be possible
add multiplayer to the game?

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Nonkar 14 Apr @ 8:19am

would it be possible
add multiplayer to the game?

Originally posted by Nonkar:
would it be possible
add multiplayer to the game?

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steven1mac 14 Apr @ 9:04am

Only one license can be use at the same time. If your family only has one copy of the game, only 1 person will be able to use it, if your family has multiple copies, you can have more than 1 person play the same game.

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