I’m interested
← Storefronts

For shop owners

How it works

Putting your shop into Open Daily is free. This page lists every step, what we’ll ask you for, and what you’re agreeing to — before you send anything.

FreeNo fee, now or later. Nothing you have to post.
Private firstYou see your building before anyone else does.
Your written yesNothing goes public without it.
Tell us you’re interested About 30 seconds · not an application

The steps

  1. 01

    You tell us you’re interested

    A short form. We read every one ourselves and reply. Sending it isn’t an application, and it doesn’t give us permission to use anything.

    From you
    • Shop name, and address or neighbourhood
    • Your name and work email
    • Website or Instagram (optional)
    • Confirmation that you represent or work with the shop
  2. 02

    We send a one-page permission summary

    Before anything is made, you get a plain summary of where the building could appear and what isn’t included. You decide whether to go on.

    From you
    • Nothing yet — read it and tell us if you want to continue
  3. 03

    You share storefront details, privately

    If it’s a fit, we send you a private way to share photos and details. No account to make, and nothing here is published.

    From you
    • 1–5 photos of the storefront that you took or have the right to share
    • The shop name exactly as you want it shown
    • Your official website or social link
    • The details that make the shop recognisable — sign, awning, window
    • Anything that must not appear
    • Who gives the final approval
  4. 04

    We make the building

    One stylised pixel storefront, placed on a block with ordinary street life around it. The block is the game’s own New York, not your real street. There are no dedicated characters, interiors or animation for a shop. We make it with digital and AI-assisted tools, working from your photos.

    From you
    • Nothing
  5. 05

    You review it privately

    You see the finished building before anyone else, and get one round of factual corrections — wrong sign text, wrong colours, a missing detail.

    From you
    • Your corrections, sent together in one go
  6. 06

    You approve it in writing

    Only after your written yes can the building appear in the game, on the Storefronts page, or in posts about the project. You can use the artwork yourself either way.

    From you
    • Written approval
    • For the Storefronts page, if you’d like: your logo and a few lines about the shop

What we collect, and where it goes

WhenWhatWhere it goes
Interest formShop name, area, your name, work email, website or Instagram, an optional notePrivate. Only we read it; it’s never shown on this site.
If it’s a fitStorefront photos you have the right to share, display name, official link, the details to get right, anything to leave out, who approvesUsed only to make your building. Not published, and we won’t knowingly use them to train a publicly available AI model.
Before it’s publicYour written approval; optionally your logo and a few lines about the shopShown on the Storefronts page only once you’ve approved.

What’s included, and what isn’t

Included

  • A stylised pixel version of your storefront, made from the photos you send.
  • A private preview before anyone else sees it.
  • One round of factual corrections.
  • The finished artwork, to use however you like.
  • No fee, now or later. There is no paid version of this.

Not included, not promised

  • No obligation to share, post or mention it anywhere.
  • Not a paid listing or an ad, and no exclusivity.
  • Not a promise the shop appears in the finished game, on Steam, or on this site.
  • Not your real block — where a building sits in the game isn’t a real address.
  • No traffic, customers, permanent placement or release date is promised.

Step 01 · about 30 seconds

Tell us
you’re
interested

We read every one ourselves and reply. Submitting doesn’t mean you’ve been selected, and it isn’t permission to use anything. Your details stay private — they’re never shown on this site.

If it isn’t a fit, no reply is needed. If you’re curious but unsure, write anyway — we’ll send the one-page permission summary and you can decide then.

Ruiqi Zhou
Creator, Open Daily in NYC