It says buy to all family shared items.

[Stroby]

When ever I try to install everything on Family Share It says buy -_-... Yesterday I played with a family shared game but now it says buy on everything. Can somebody help me?

[Helghast Trooper]

It doesnt work for all games iguess i have 2 games that says that

[TirithRR]

Originally posted by Stroby:

When ever I try to install everything on Family Share It says buy -_-... Yesterday I played with a family shared game but now it says buy on everything. Can somebody help me? :d2tidehunter:

Is your friend or family member currently playing a game? If they are playing any of their games, you cannot play any of them.

[Stroby]

No and I think it's a major bug -_- ....

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Originally posted by Stroby:

When ever I try to install everything on Family Share It says buy -_-... Yesterday I played with a family shared game but now it says buy on everything. Can somebody help me?

Is your friend or family member currently playing a game? If they are playing any of their games, you cannot play any of them.

He has a lot of games and it says buy when I tried to 5 or more of them

Originally posted by CsGo.J:

It doesnt work for all games iguess i have 2 games that says that

[TirithRR]

Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.

[Stroby]

He's online but it says buy -_-

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.

[TirithRR]

Some games are not eligible to be shared.

[Tev]

OP, are you sure your computer is still on his list on https://store.steampowered.com/account/managedevices ? (Although if you see all his games, this is likely not why, but the one below)

Edit: It's also possible he's shared with multiple other people, from where someone ELSE is using his library at the moment, even if he may not be. Best way is to ask him.

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.

Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Some games are not eligible to be shared.

They wouldn't appear in the list to begin with.
Edit: Except with exceptions like Alice: Madness Returns, which would still download - but wouldn't let you play the game.

[TirithRR]

Originally posted by Teutep:

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.

Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.

I don't mean just "offline" as in not logged into Steam. I mean Offline Mode, as in able to play all their games without logging into Steam. I remember something early in Steam Family Sharing that made sharing disabled if you went into Offline Mode. But I have never done it myself so I cannot test it.

[Tev]

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Originally posted by Teutep:

Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.

I don't mean just "offline" as in not logged into Steam. I mean Offline Mode, as in able to play all their games without logging into Steam. I remember something early in Steam Family Sharing that made sharing disabled if you went into Offline Mode. But I have never done it myself so I cannot test it.

Well, you could be onto something, the OP him-/herself was offline at the time this was posted. (Unless I looked badly.)

[Stroby]

Hey If somebody other than you is using his library, you can't play his games?

Originally posted by Teutep:

OP, are you sure your computer is still on his list on https://store.steampowered.com/account/managedevices ? (Although if you see all his games, this is likely not why, but the one below)

Edit: It's also possible he's shared with multiple other people, from where someone ELSE is using his library at the moment, even if he may not be. Best way is to ask him.

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.

Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Some games are not eligible to be shared.

They wouldn't appear in the list to begin with.
Edit: Except with exceptions like Alice: Madness Returns, which would still download - but wouldn't let you play the game.

[TirithRR]

Steam Family Sharing is disabled in Offline Mode.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta#announcements/detail/1694780293380486865

Originally posted by Stroby:

Hey If somebody other than you is using his library, you can't play his games?

Only one user can have access to a Library at a time, so if someone else is using his library, you would not be able to play his games. Correct.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The shared library account owner can share with multiple people; however only one person at a time can play any game. And yes alot of games (like Arma2, 3, Dayz-SA) can't be shared.

Seriously if u like the game, buy it. Sharing is not a real viable option, especially if the library owner is sharing with more than one person, good luck getting a turn.

[Stroby]

Cause I'm playing my brother's games hahahah

Originally posted by Bad-Motha:

The shared library account owner can share with multiple people; however only one person at a time can play any game. And yes alot of games (like Arma2, 3, Dayz-SA) can't be shared.

Seriously if u like the game, buy it. Sharing is not a real viable option, especially if the library owner is sharing with more than one person, good luck getting a turn.

[TapWater]

I was playing gary's mod I got it from my brother and then today I went to play it again and it said buy instead of play. I couldn't play it anymore can someone please tell me what to do?

[Smboty]

im trying to share Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2-3 and both say buy and it also says that they are ''my games'' and then there is the other users games below i can play