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Sharing DRM-Free Game for Multiplayer
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:19 am
by edwardsjethro
Hello! Recently I picked up this game off the website and saw it was DRM free. Would I be allowed to share this game with a friend so we can play multiplayer together or would he also need to purchase an account upgrade?
Thanks!
Re: Sharing DRM-Free Game for Multiplayer
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:28 am
by FuryoftheStars
I mean, is it technically possible to do that? Yeah. But really, your friend should buy a copy of the game if they want to play it. It would be the right and proper thing to do.
If it's a matter of not knowing if they'd like it, there is a free demo.
Re: Sharing DRM-Free Game for Multiplayer
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:40 pm
by Loewchen
To make this clear, the answer is no. If you want to play with your friend, he needs his own license.
Re: Sharing DRM-Free Game for Multiplayer
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:27 pm
by Illiander42
No, DRM-free doesn't mean it's got a spawn license.
It just means the devs don't hate their customers.
Re: Sharing DRM-Free Game for Multiplayer
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:05 pm
by Gergely
What about steam family sharing?
I mean, family sharing the library with the friend, (so they can play Factorio through Steam) and concurrently playing the drm-free version yourself.
This kind of seems like a gray area to me, so I shall ask if this is allowed.
Re: Sharing DRM-Free Game for Multiplayer
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:14 pm
by Illiander42
Gergely wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:05 pm
What about steam family sharing?
I mean, family sharing the library with the friend, (so they can play Factorio through Steam) and concurrently playing the drm-free version yourself.
This kind of seems like a gray area to me, so I shall ask if this is allowed.
[Moderated by Koub : unnecessarily dismissive]
You pay for one license, you get one license, you play one install at a time.
And just in case that's not clear enough: From the Steam Family Sharing FAQs:
> Can two users share a library and both play at the same time?
> No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time.