
Let’s say you set up a Steam account for your child so that you two can play multiplayer Steam games together. Although the most obvious use of Steam Family Options is to lock down an adult’s account so that only the kid-friendly content is accessible, we’d like to point out that it’s also very useful for locking down Steam accounts that belong to children. This less than ideal situation is, however, thankfully mended by the release of the Steam Family Options. It’s a less than ideal situation if you want to let your kids play the kid-friendly games in your Steam library.

Just take a look at the screenshot above: not only are there a bunch of kid-inappropriate games we certainly wouldn’t want our kids playing, but they can also (with just a few clicks) open the store and purchase things, hop into the Steam Community and talk with anyone, or otherwise mess around with settings and our content. To get a refund on a purchase, Steam support states that you must have owned the game less than 2 weeks and have less than 2 hours of playtime.By default, when you launch the Steam client you have full access to everything: the Steam store, the complete game library of the current user, the Steam Community (online discussions), the profile of the current user, and all the settings. You can select each one to see more details about them, whilst purchases in the last 2 weeks are eligible for a refund if you meet the requirements. Inside are all of your purchases and other transactions since you created your account. The option that we want is “View Purchase History”, located near the top right of the window.

For example, you can change your email address, add Steam guard, change your mobile number and view licenses. Select Account Details, and you’ll be taken to an area of Steam where you can access and change all of the information on your account. Open the Account Details section in Steam Meanwhile, if you’re using the Metro Skin, you can find it in the context menu in the top left. If you’re using the default Steam skin, you can access your account details by clicking on your portrait in the top right of Steam.

To start, you need to access the ‘Account details’ area in Steam.
