Terror Axe uses Itch.io as a login method for the leaderboards feature. Sadly, logging in with itch is a bit more cumbersome than it should be.

Steps

There’s two options for logging in with itch:

The Itch.io app

When launching the game through the official itch.io app, the game is (supposedly) provided with a session token by the app itself. This means you don’t have to do anything and all will work out of the box. However, the app is a little iffy and doesn’t always work (in my experience), not to mention most people don’t use it and simply download the game through the website (probably). Because of this, another login method is provided.

Manual login

To login manually:

1. Go to Settings > Login with Itch.io.
2. Press the Obtain Token button which will open up a browser window.
3. After you login, paste your token in the text field (Ctrl-C + Ctrl-V).
4. Press enter, and if all is well you should be authenticated.

Remember me

When opening the game afterwards, you won’t have to login again. Terror Axe does NOT store your session token on disk. It only stores information that is public.

Some background

Itch.io OAuth works like this:

• The user logs in a browser window
• They are provided a session token. This token is sensitive information, do not share it!
• Terror Axe uses the token to grab the user id