Originally posted by Sammi79:

It doesn't matter what DRM game, if I am playing any game from my library, and am online which is pretty much absolute, no family member can play any other game from my library.

Just thought it might be the reason it appears not to work for the OP, since it seems to catch quite a few people out.

for example you can literally install ksp on all family shared computers and play it at the same time simply by removing the install from the steam directory.

ksp is drm free, which means it doesn't need a connection to steam to be able to play, which means all family members who share it will be able to play at the same time.

i think you were confused by my original comment, my point is that DRM FREE GAMES can be freely shared with family sharing, and you can in fact play them at the same time as someone using the library.

you don't even need to remove them from the steam library like i said about ksp, it just needs to be a drm free game.

that's literally the only thing stopping people from playing games at the same time as the family member that shared it with them.

DRMs = digital rights management.

if a game doesn't have a DRM, you don't run into the issue of not being able to play it when the owner is playing something from their library.

which is the entire original point of family sharing.

to clarify this is how it works: games that have DRMs require internet connections to start, without the internet connection you can't play it, OR without the license connection you can't play it.

BUT, if you install the game and the game doesn't have a drm requiring internet connection, and play it without a connection to the servers that are monitoring the shared file, (steam,) you will be able to play it freely without being kicked offline by the owner of the library when they get on.

i have not only tested this, i have proven this empirically.

you can in fact play DRM free games that are shared from another user, whilst they are playing something from their library.

valheim on the other hand, is not drm free.