Overview - Login with Steam - (Unreal Engine module)

Last updated on June 12, 2024

Introduction

AccelByte Gaming Services (AGS) provides third-party single platform authentication to enable players to log in to your game using credentials provided by a third party platform. This module teaches you on how to implement single platform authentication using Steam.

Prerequisites

To complete this module, you will need:

• To have completed the following module:
  • Login with device ID
• Steam installed on your system.
• The Byte Wars tutorialmodules branch checked out in your local Byte Wars Unreal repository.
• To force enable this module and its module dependencies by adding the following code to the Config/DefaultEngine.ini file:

  [AccelByteTutorialModules]
  +ForcedEnabledModules=TutorialModule:SINGLEPLATFORMAUTH
  ...

Learning objectives

At the end of this module, you will understand how to implement single platform authentication using Steam.

Preview

At the end of this module, your project will look like the images below.

• Manual Steam login:

  

• Auto Steam login: