Steam and LAN

Hey guys,

I simply want to know if there's a way to play a Steam game via LAN. What I mean there, is like when you have a physical copy, all you have to do is to install the CD on everyone's computer and play the game LAN. I know Steam works by account, but I wondered if there was a way. I know I could download some craked files to replace steam.dll and steam.cfg but that's not really my style. My guess is that you can't and Steam developpers wanted that so everyone has to buy the games, but idk... maybe someone knows how!

The thing is I would like to play Unreal Tournament 3 with my friends but the game is 20$ on Steam and 10$ in a physical copy (which I can't find anywhere where the school is). So before buying it on Steam, I wanted to know if there's a way to play it LAN anyway. And I don't feel like downloading Torrents (I'm not really into pirate and stuff like that).

Thx

Steam itself wont stop you playing games on LAN, you just go into offline mode if there is no internet connection. The game is what will determine whether it will support LAN gaming.

Yes, you can. But it really depends on the game and if it allows offline LAN co-op. Me and my housemate just finished playing all the way through co-op Borderlands (plus all DLC) on just the one copy. He played offline and I was online (although I could have been offline too).

depends on that game really, and you have to log onto offline mode to check.

Start the game once, go into offline mode, there you go.

Yeah I do this with my friends a lot, as other said just log in, go into offline mode then log in on the next computer and switch that to offline mode etc etc

I've only tried this with CS but I have no reason to doubt why other games wouldn't work.

Sweet, I'll try this tonight. The only thing I would like to know is: Is there any other way to put my games from my account into people's computer without downloading it 10 times (we will be about ten)? I doubt there's another way. I'm asking the question because the Internet here is slow (which is why we can only play LAN) and it would take 10 hours to download one game. If there's any other, your suggestions are more than welcomed and thx for the ideas so far.

Sweet, I'll try this tonight. The only thing I would like to know is: Is there any other way to put my games from my account into people's computer without downloading it 10 times (we will be about ten)? I doubt there's another way. I'm asking the question because the Internet here is slow (which is why we can only play LAN) and it would take 10 hours to download one game. If there's any other, your suggestions are more than welcomed and thx for the ideas so far.

ABRed

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Sweet, I'll try this tonight. The only thing I would like to know is: Is there any other way to put my games from my account into people's computer without downloading it 10 times (we will be about ten)? I doubt there's another way. I'm asking the question because the Internet here is slow (which is why we can only play LAN) and it would take 10 hours to download one game. If there's any other, your suggestions are more than welcomed and thx for the ideas so far.

Iantheone

If that really works, it's going to be awesome. I will have to try it out. TYVM

But installing your game on other peoples machine just to play LAN is the same as pirating. The EULA that is displayed when you install licenses you for one use only. Adding cracks is also pirating. Would you like it if someone stole your hard work? I don't think so.

But installing your game on other peoples machine just to play LAN is the same as pirating. The EULA that is displayed when you install licenses you for one use only. Adding cracks is also pirating. Would you like it if someone stole your hard work? I don't think so.

MrUnSavory1

I payed for these games and they won't be able to play unless I sign in on their computer. But if you tell me that buying a physical game, installing it on your computer, then on your brother's computer in order to play LAN is called pirating... I'm probably not the only who "pirates" then.

Anyway, I've tried the solutions proposed but it didn't work. Any other suggestion is welcomed, if not, I'll try to buy the game physically.

Right click on the game in your Steam library list, sleect backup .... then copy the backed up files across the network to the other machine and then just run the steambackup.exe in the copied folder and it will install the game onto the other machine. This is the easiest way to do it and works every time.

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But installing your game on other peoples machine just to play LAN is the same as pirating. The EULA that is displayed when you install licenses you for one use only. Adding cracks is also pirating. Would you like it if someone stole your hard work? I don't think so.

ABRed

I payed for these games and they won't be able to play unless I sign in on their computer. But if you tell me that buying a physical game, installing it on your computer, then on your brother's computer in order to play LAN is called pirating... I'm probably not the only who "pirates" then.

Anyway, I've tried the solutions proposed but it didn't work. Any other suggestion is welcomed, if not, I'll try to buy the game physically.