quick steam friends question

[DocBrown]

i made a alt account for csgo (dont ask why) but instead of me getting csgo of the steam could i get it off G2A and still get the friends option or do i have to spend the money in the steam store to unlock it?

[Naeaes]

I've never gone that deep in the friends system in Steam but I do know that you can get just the Steam account for free and add non-steam games to it. But if you never buy anything in steam, you won't be able to add friends yourself, just accept invitations from others.

[manikyath]

pretty sure G2A results in a "received as a gift" stamp on the game, AKA doesnt unlock friends.

 

afaik you dont need to *spend* money, you just need to push a 5 dollar bill into the CD drive to praise gaben. (aka put $5 on steam)

[Waqas409]

Thats how you can get access to adding friends in your new steam account:

• Adding the equivalent of $5 USD or more to your Steam Wallet
• Purchasing game(s) that are equal to $5 USD or more from the Steam store
• Adding a Steam Wallet card that is equal to $5 USD or more to your Steam account
• Purchasing a Steam gift that is equal to $5 USD or more from the Steam store (Receiving a Steam gift from a friend doesn't count).
• Receiving Gifts from anyone else wont unlock you to add friends. 

You MUST spend $5 from that new account in order to get access to Adding  People to your friendlist. 

More you can read on steam support page
Here: Limited User Accounts

 

[TAHIRMIA]

You have to have at least $5 on the account but you don't have to buy anything unless you want to trade on the market