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You can’t leave your Steam backlog to someone else in your willTechnically you’re not even allowed to tell them your password
Technically you’re not even allowed to tell them your password
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The sheer number and scale of video games released nowadays means that the infamous Steam backlog is better-fed than ever, gorging on half-played hundred-hourRPGs, never-touched indies amassed during summer sales and “I’ll get to it one day” PC pipe dreams. If you were hoping to task your descendants with continuing your quest to getall 1,700-plus achievements in Tales of Maj’Eyalor maintain your ranked leaderboard position inDota 2, bad news: it turns out that you can’t pass on your Steam library after you die.
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Now, obviously, literally writing down your password on a bit of paper and giving it to someone is something that Valve is unlikely to ever know about, even if it technically breaks the user terms - something you might not be so fussed about once you’re dead. Steam has also introduced its own built-in ways of sharing your game library with family members, with the added benefit that they can then play on their own account rather than giving your friends list a shock when you log in after passing on. But in terms of easy, convenient ways to hand on your digital game library, it seems there isn’t one at the moment. Best achievement-hunt while you can.
