Step into the shoes of Sameer, a Pakistani American café owner in Lower Manhattan. Experience a quiet morning with your family before the world changes. In this playable demo, your choices and conversations set the stage for a story of identity, community, and resilience.

<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3711970/extras/5673bb5f526a3f46401567f8975533ce.avif?t=1775871472" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3711970/extras_big/5673bb5f526a3f46401567f8975533ce.avif?t=1775871472 width=800 height=450 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Cafe New York 9/11 – Experience the Calm Before the Collapse From the lead designer of Life is Strange: Double Exposure</h2>Free Demo – Play the First SceneStep into Sameer’s world, an ordinary Pakistani American café owner in Lower Manhattan, on the morning of September 11, 2001. In this free playable demo, you’ll experience the first scene of Cafe New York 9/11, a grounded and emotionally rich narrative adventure that begins with the gentle hum of a morning routine.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3711970/extras/194c4a3f942a97847464ab20975091c8.poster.avif?t=1775871472" width=750 height=422 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3711970/extras/194c4a3f942a97847464ab20975091c8.webm?t=1775871472" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3711970/extras/194c4a3f942a97847464ab20975091c8.mp4?t=1775871472" type="video/mp4"></video>Open the café. Greet your family and brew some coffee. Exchange small talk about life with the kids. This is your world, familiar, calm, and full of life.This first playable scene invites you to slow down and observe, to feel the texture of a normal day on the edge of catastrophe.Key Features of the Demo ☕ Slice of Life Before the Crisis – Explore the daily rhythm of Sameer’s café as he prepares for a normal day.  💬 Emotional Interactions – Engage in branching conversations that introduce you to the people who will matter most as the day unfolds. 🌆 Detailed, Lived-In World – Take in a lovingly recreated New York café, rich with cultural texture and ambient storytelling. 🎶 Authentic Soundscape – Hear the sounds of morning in the city, espresso machines, laughter, and the first faint echoes of change.More than a Prologue. It’s a Portrait of a MomentThe demo is not just a preview. It’s a standalone experience that captures the humanity, tension, and intimacy of what it means to live through a day that changed everything.Play the demo now and witness the quiet before the storm.

Cafe New York 9/11 Demo

In Café New York, Step into the life of Sameer, a Pakistani American living in NYC during the week of 9/11. Sameer must navigate rising tensions, protect his family, and make impossible choices. Decisions that will shape his future and the fate of those around him in a city forever changed.

<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/3300526a21856028fd0d7b4814361a53.avif?t=1778025321" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras_big/3300526a21856028fd0d7b4814361a53.avif?t=1778025321 width=800 height=450 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Cafe New York 9/11 – A Story of Ordinary Lives in an Tragic Moment Developed by the lead designer of Life is Strange: Double Exposure</h2>In Cafe New York 9/11, you step into the shoes of Sameer, a hardworking Pakistani American café owner in Lower Manhattan. It’s a seemingly ordinary Tuesday morning. Your regulars filter in for their usual coffee and breakfast, conversations buzz about the Yankees game, work meetings, and weekend plans. But within moments, everything changes.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/302ab0a2587f521269f81f65ff090676.poster.avif?t=1778025321" width=864 height=864 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/302ab0a2587f521269f81f65ff090676.webm?t=1778025321" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/302ab0a2587f521269f81f65ff090676.mp4?t=1778025321" type="video/mp4"></video>As the world outside shifts into chaos, your café becomes a temporary refuge. A place where frightened strangers, loyal customers, and your small team of employees come together, each reacting in their own way to the unthinkable events unfolding just blocks away.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/96f97bcefc9cb4718d823bda118e81f9.poster.avif?t=1778025321" width=864 height=864 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/96f97bcefc9cb4718d823bda118e81f9.webm?t=1778025321" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/96f97bcefc9cb4718d823bda118e81f9.mp4?t=1778025321" type="video/mp4"></video>Through Sameer’s eyes, you will navigate a deeply personal and emotional narrative, making choices that reveal the complexities of that event. Not just the shock and fear, but also the kindness, confusion, and resilience of the people around you.<h2 class="bb_tag" >Key Narrative Features</h2>☕ A Personal Perspective on History – Experience the morning of 9/11 from the perspective of an immigrant café owner, balancing business, community, and survival.💬 Interactive Storytelling – Engage in deeply emotional, branching dialogues where your responses shape relationships and reveal different sides of the people in your café.🌆 A Living, Breathing New York – Witness the shift from a normal morning to crisis mode, as customers react, struggle to contact loved ones, and seek shelter.🎭 A Diverse Cast of Characters – Meet New Yorkers from all walks of life—office workers, firefighters, tourists, and immigrants. Each with their own fears, biases, and humanity.🔄 Choice-Driven Moments – Comfort a grieving customer, help someone with a problem at work or face the rising suspicion toward people like you. Every action shapes Sameer’s experience.🎶 Atmospheric Sound &amp; Music – From the hum of the café to the distant sirens outside, the soundscape features authentic Pakistani music. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/194c4a3f942a97847464ab20975091c8.poster.avif?t=1778025321" width=750 height=422 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/194c4a3f942a97847464ab20975091c8.webm?t=1778025321" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3550370/extras/194c4a3f942a97847464ab20975091c8.mp4?t=1778025321" type="video/mp4"></video>What do you do when the world stops?Cafe New York 9/11 is not just about running a café. it’s about witnessing history through the eyes of someone caught between two worlds. It’s about community, identity, and the moments that define us in the face of crisis.How will Sameer’s story unfold?