Story

The Year I Wrote You is a story about love, longing, memory, and loss, based on a real sapphic relationship.

What began as a year of love letters meant to become a Valentine’s Day gift slowly becomes a record of devotion, grief, hope, and the painful process of loving someone who is no longer there. As the player explores the journal, they unlock entries written across a full year, each one capturing a different moment in the relationship, the breakup, and the aftermath.

To unlock these letters, the player must complete dream state levels shaped by memory and emotion. These dreams are reflections of the narrator’s inner world. Facing hope, insecurity, distance, desperation, denial, and the lingering fantasy of being loved back. Some dreams revisit beautiful moments from the relationship, while others force the player to confront the ache of silence, the fear of being forgotten, and the impossibility of changing what has already happened.

At its heart, The Year I Wrote You is about reading what was left behind, playing through the dreams that love created, and accepting the truth waiting on the other side of them.

Product contains

• A brand new cartridge
• A brand new cartridge plastic case
• A brand new cardboard tray
• A full color cardboard box
• A full color manual
• ROM file to play in an emulator
• Digital game manual (PDF)

Credits

Game Director: Rhonda Cox

Additional Credits
Condensed Pixel font: edo999 https://edo999.itch.io/

Tilesets:
Falchetbros https://falchetbros.itch.io/
Royal Graphics Resources https://royalgraphicsresources.itch.io/
Yanneyanen https://yanneyanen.itch.io/
Mr Godai https://godai78.itch.io/

Sound Effects: Coffee 'Valen' Bat https://coffeevalenbat.itch.io/

UI: Doormouse House https://mommui.itch.io/

Hand Cursor: Piixl https://piiixl.itch.io/

Music: Juzek https://juzek.itch.io/

Game Box art and advertising materials: David Paplia https://davidpaplia.com/

Compatibility

The cartridge works on an authentic Game Boy, DMG, Color and Game Boy Advance, Classic and SP.
The game should also work with the Analogue Pocket.
We don't guarantee that the game will work on clones or non official systems.

Digital Version

You can find the digital version of the game here.