# Transfering a game from one Steam account to another?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transfering-a-game-from-one-steam-account-to-another/384675>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 18, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transfering-a-game-from-one-steam-account-to-another/384675 "2006-12-18T19:28:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transfering-a-game-from-one-steam-account-to-another/384675/1 "2006-12-18T19:28:54Z")

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So, my little brother got Half Life 2 for Christmas, without thinking about it, I registered it to my Steam account when I installed it for him. it occurs to me that I should have just registered a steam account for him and then put the game there. Is there a way to transfer ownership of a CD Key from one Steam account to another?

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transfering-a-game-from-one-steam-account-to-another/384675/2 "2006-12-18T19:30:03Z")

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Oi, I just looked at a calender. He got it for his BIRTHDAY.