I am trying to give a laptop to family member in another country (he is mostly a gamer type, but the country's internet is too slow for massive downloads), and I want to give him some steam games downloaded from here. Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, etc.
But my questions are:
If i download them on MY account (to the laptop), and he makes his account and logs in, does he have to re-download entirely, or will there be item problems, etc ?
And If I download games on a US connection logged into a US server, and he makes his in his country, will there be country problems in game.
If you need more info, I can provide.
Best Answer
Unless he owns the games, he'll have to purchase them again for his account, log into your account or be granted access using Steam's Family Sharing system.
Games like TF2 and DoTA 2 will work fine, but other titles such as Counter-Strike: GO will require a repurchase (for his account) or family sharing licenses.
As for having to download the games again, he does not have to. However, updates will be a different story.
Steam allows multiple accounts to access the same installed game (if they both own it or have a license via Family Sharing) if it's already downloaded.
As for being able to play the games depending on country, it depends on the country and the game.
Most games are available world-wide, but others (like Saints Row IV) have region-specific versions, which depends on the account's store country at the time of purchase.
For example, if you're shipping from US to Australia (or Russia), there won't be any issues.
But, shipping from Russia to US with a Russian Steam account is a different story.