Steam Family Mode won't allow Origin games

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If I am on Family View in Steam, games like Madden and Fifa won't start, because they use Origin, and I get an error which says "Error, relaunch your game to continue linking your accounts".
I have also tried launching from Origin, but I get the same thing.
If I turn off Family View, it works fine. Is their a permission I can edit to fix this?

Edit: Just so it's clear, I'm talking about family view not family sharing. The two are easily confused, so I just wanted to make that clear. =)



Best Answer

Some games that use 3rd Party DRM features like Origin, Ubisoft Connect (previously uPlay), Rockstar Games Launcher, etc can't be used via Family Mode or Family Sharing.

Sadly the only solution is to disable Family Mode to use this set of games.




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Can you family share EA games on Steam?

The games and other benefits that come with your EA Play subscription are exclusively available to your Steam user account. In particular, they cannot be shared via Steam Family Sharing.

Can I share Origin games with family?

Origin. Origin does not provide a way to share games with others at this time either. They do, however offer a gifting feature, but you will have to pay for the game again in order to share it with others.

Can I put my Origin games on Steam?

Can You Move Origin Games to Steam? Unfortunately, once you purchase the game on Origin, you can't move it to the Steam library and get all the benefits of Steam overlay and functionality. You'll have to either purchase the game on the Steam store or add it as a non-Steam game.

Does Steam interfere with Origin?

Unfortunately you can't mix Steam and Origin.



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