Can I inherit my dead parent's games on Steam? No, says Valve

Anyone hoping to pass on their collection of Steam games to a child when they die will be disappointed to hear what one of the world's largest video game marketplaces has to say about it. — Photo: Franziska Gabbert/dpa

BERLIN: When you die in a game, you can usually go back to the last place where you saved your progress. When you die in real life, however, all those games are gone. That appears to be the verdict from one of the world's largest marketplaces for video games.

"Unfortunately, Steam accounts and games are non-transferable," reads a response from Steam Support published online after a query from a customer. "I regret to inform you that your Steam account cannot be transferred via a will."