The kids play with the gaming computer, which has a Steam account always logged in.
I'm worried about them "accidentally" purchasing something in the store, is there way to require a password to complete a purchase in Steam?
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Sign up to join this communityThe kids play with the gaming computer, which has a Steam account always logged in.
I'm worried about them "accidentally" purchasing something in the store, is there way to require a password to complete a purchase in Steam?
You can use a feature called "Family View" to restrict what your kids can do with your Steam account, including preventing them from accessing the store. This works by setting a 4-digit PIN that is used to log in as an adult "within" your account.
You can enable this and configure what parts of your Steam account are off-limits by going to Settings → Family and clicking on Manage Family View.
You'll want to leave the Steam store checkbox unchecked.
You can't buy things from steam without billing information. So, I would suggest to:
This will prevent game purchases AND "in-game" purchases.
Another potential option, if none of the above work, is to put the steam client into "Offline" mode. Then they can get online and play those games that are actively downloaded/installed but they can't play uninstalled games, or go to the store and buy any additional games. Family options might be a better idea though.