I have a possibly dumb question that might have been answered (there isn't a way to show all posts in the thread that would make it feasible to properly search), but my girlfriend and I can't add each other on the Steam network because neither of us have spent any money on games (we have only played free games so far - essentially warface & batla). Are your codes or products considered gifts in the eyes of Steam? I.E. Will my account have gotten credit for spending something? If this isn't the case, is there any way of working something out where the purchase shows as such?
Gifted games do not remove the limit. See here[1] you need to spend 5 USD on steam in order to get the restrictions removed, gifted games do not counter toward that limit. You could however add 5 USD to your steam wallet without spending them.
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https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=englishThat's correct, you need to actually spend money on Steam yourself, or add a $5 Steam wallet code to your account. I don't sell wallet codes at this time, but you can
buy them here.