Guides
The things that actually get in the way of playing Steam games with other people — privacy settings that hide your library, features nobody knows exist, and the preparation that makes a LAN evening work.
How to make your Steam library public
Steam hides your game list from other sites by default. Here's exactly which privacy setting controls it, why 'Friends Only' isn't enough, and how to check it worked.
Remote Play Together, explained
Remote Play Together lets you stream local multiplayer games to friends anywhere — and only the host needs to own the game. How it works, what it's good at, and where it falls down.
How to host a Steam LAN party
Planning a LAN party with Steam games: which titles actually work offline, what to pre-download, how Steam's offline mode behaves, and the traps that ruin the evening.