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Controls & Settings guide

Steam Family View enables you to limit your child’s access to the Steam Store, Library, Community, and Friends through the addition of a PIN.

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What do I need?

Enter what is required to set controls, i.e. password A steam account (email address/Password) A pin code to edit the family view control

Safety settings

icon Inappropriate content
icon Online games
icon Weapons & Violence, Gore & Hate

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Step by step instructions

1

Go to store.steampowered.com

Click the top left icon and select ‘log in’ at the top.

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2

Log in to your Steam account

Do this using your email address and password. If you haven’t got an account click the ‘Join Steam’ button.

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3

Select the top left icon again and select ‘support’

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4

Click on the ‘My account’ button

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5

Click on the ‘Family view’ button

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6

Click on ‘I need to manage my family view settings’

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7

Select the games and content you want to be restricted on Steam

Note that every time you buy a new game you have to add it to the safe list.

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8

Choose your recovery email address

You will need to use this as a recover email if you lose the pin.

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9

Choose a 4 digit PIN

You’ll use this to edit these settings in the future.

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10

Check your email and find the secret code that Steam will have sent you

Enter that code into the space provided.

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11

Enter your 4 digit PIN to exit

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Need to know more?

Follow these links to learn more or download this information

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Visit Steam
Visit Steam platform support
Tips on keeping kids safe on Social Media
Tech guide for age-appropriate devices
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Tips on keeping kids safe while gaming

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