IHOP Has Teamed Up with Xbox to Bring Deliciousness to Gaming!
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 12, 2022
IHOP and Xbox have come together to create the ultimate gaming experience, combining a love of food with a love of gaming. Let’s take a closer look at the partnership between IHOP and Xbox and all the perks you will receive through this partnership.
When you Join IHOP's rewards program, you will create an account, and every time you order food from IHOP restaurants, or on their app, you will earn PanCoins to redeem cool rewards including:
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month trial code
Grounded full game download code
Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-Ons bundle code
PainCoins are IHOP's reward currency. You can earn PanCoins for eating at IHOP or ordering food through IHOP's app, and you can redeem PanCoins for promotional coupons for meals, merchandise, or experiences on IHOP app.
After your purchase, you will need to enter a 13-digit code from your receipt or a 10-digit bonus code in your IHOP account. You will earn 1 point for every $5 spent which will be deposited into your International Bank of Pancakes account. You can then trade your PanCoins for a variety of tasty assets in the Stack Market.
Here is what you can get with your PanCoins:
Original Buttermilk Short - 3 PanCoins
Original Buttermilk Full Stack - 5 PanCoins
Any Kids Meal - 8 PanCoins
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - 1 Month Trial Code - 10 PanCoins
Any Burger or Sandwich - 12 PanCoins
Any Burrito or Bowl - 15 PanCoins
Any Flavored Full Stack - 20 PanCoins
Any Breakfast Combo - 30 PanCoins
Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-Ons-Bundle - 40 PanCoins
Grounded Full Game Download - 40 PanCoins
The IHOP and Xbox collab basically turned breakfast into a quest. To celebrate the Indiana Jones game, they launched a menu with French toasts and milkshakes, where your receipts earn you PanCoins. These "pancake coins" can be traded for Game Pass subs, game codes, or nostalgic glasses featuring Halo and Sea of Thieves art. If you've had your fill and are just looking for something to sink your teeth into, you can grab a wukong cheap key and go boss-hunting in Black Myth. Honestly, getting gaming rewards just for eating pancakes is a pretty sweet deal.
That collab actually caught my attention too — it’s kind of wild how brands are blending food and gaming more creatively lately. At first it sounds like just another promo, but tying in rewards like subscriptions or in-game content makes it feel a bit more interactive, especially for people who are already into both.
You know, I actually ended up diving into this IHOP/Xbox thing mostly because I was already deep in a Grounded phase and figured the PanCoins were just a side effect of my breakfast habit, but the real surprise was how the rewards system actually made me pay attention to what I was ordering. Stacking those points for the Forza add-ons felt weirdly satisfying, like I was optimizing two hobbies at once. It honestly reminded me of how I discovered https://www.gambody.com/ a while back when I wanted to print a model of a game asset I loved—both situations started with me just engaging with something I already enjoyed, and then realizing there was this whole extra layer of community and utility…