Steam is incredible
Steam is incredible
Hey everyone! My brother came over to visit. We're looking for a free multiplayer FPS game to play together. A few people recommended some titles on Steam that I haven't used before. So I and my brother created an account and installed the Steam software. The next step was connecting as friends in Steam so we could find each other and start playing. This was quite surprising—Steam seemed really excited about us joining! But I noticed it costs $5 to become a friend.
This measure is in place to stop spam bots and reduce marketplace fraud, which remains a concern. It’s reasonable from my perspective.
Creating an open profile will display a join game button even if you don’t become friends.
It’s likely you can locate each other without joining the friend list or sending invites. Messaging should remain functional, so simply tap the message option to request an invite.
This appears to be an unusual action, likely intended only for inclusion in a social circle.