By Dexerto | Created at 2026-08-18 12:40:15 | Updated at 2026-08-18 14:55:18
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DoorDash has finally caught up to Uber Eats and its video game delivery, except their version skips delivering physical games to your door entirely.
It’s a strange comeback from just last month, when GameStop joined Uber Eats and started sending actual consoles and games to people’s doors, tracked in real time like a pizza order.
DoorDash’s answer trades that same-day thrill for something less tangible, a game code sent to your inbox that you still have to redeem yourself, somewhere else entirely.
How DoorDash’s video game codes actually work
According to DoorDash’s own terms and conditions, the company has teamed up with InComm Digital Solutions to sell digital redemption codes and PINs for games from publishers including Nintendo, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Blizzard.
DoorDash Giftcards LLC handles the transaction, and DoorDash makes clear the games, codes, and content themselves belong entirely to those outside publishers, not to DoorDash.
DoorDashDashers recommend customers wait for the “order complete” message to avoid getting caught in the photo.
Weirdly, what until now was known primarily as a food delivery company won’t be delivering the games to your door. Instead, codes get emailed to whatever address you type in at checkout, and from there, you’re on your own to redeem them on Nintendo’s eShop, the Microsoft Store, or wherever else the code actually lives.
If you type your email wrong, or lose the message to a spam filter, DoorDash won’t replace it. Once that code is sent, the company treats the sale as final, which means no refunds, no exchanges, and no do-overs if something goes sideways after delivery.
The move builds on a partnership DoorDash struck with InComm back in 2024, when the two started selling gift cards inside the app. For now, the codes are only available through DoorDash’s mobile app, and only to shoppers in the US.
The codes now sit alongside groceries, pharmacy orders, and even DoorDash’s own delivery robot, proof the company would rather be the app for everything than just the one that brings you dinner.
