Discussion about sharing in the Steam family group.
Discussion about sharing in the Steam family group.
Nope. You can never play at the same time. If you disconnect your computer from the internet, your library isn't available to your friend. So that's not a solution either. Even if Trine 2 has local co-op, you can't play at the same time. I think it'd be cool if they let you play like that (local co-op through a shared game), but oh well. Edit: @ Blueprint There is one possible way to bypass it. You could start the game outside of Steam. i.e. go to C:\Program Files (x86)\[publisher]\[game]\[game.exe], and let your friend start his game and you could both play. It wouldn't keep track of your game time, achievements, or anything else though for obvious reasons.
I broke it down all in the first message I posted, you were super confused lol
I misunderstood, focusing only on the shared library rather than the complete library.
The concept behind Steam Family Sharing isn't about playing together as a family. It's designed so that your family can enjoy games on the same machine even when you're not using it. It revolves around a Steam Machine setup, where only one person uses the device at a time, but you can share games between users on the same PC. For example, if you purchase a game like Rust, your brother can play it on his account while you're not logged in. This isn't about running multiple games simultaneously. It's not meant for simultaneous multi-game play. The idea was never intended that way, and the details may evolve.