IDK, maybe I have a tendency to hit up the ascii roguelikes in the ass end of winter.

Only pattern is play games on weekends when I can. Difficult during the weekday since I work all day on the computer. Mabye if a game is really good I may. I don't replay games unless they are really good and typically 5+yrs from the last time I played them if I do replay them.

Oh only PC games or emulated console games on a PC. No consoles or handhelds etc. I like quality, control, and no DRM and keeping costs low. Too many games to play.

For some reason, I always think think of Loom at the end of the year.

I never replay it, though.

Oh God! finally another person with a seasonal tendency, i have that too, gothic for example is a game i love playing june (that's when i first played it) and most RPG in spring, RTS games in winter and deus ex i love playing it in October\November.
There are many other patterns, graphic adventures in late spring and so on but i totally understand your feelings OP.

The main pattern I've noticed over the last few years is that Christmas holidays is the only time of year I can really give myself over to a game, and it's usually an old open world RPG. The rest of the year is hectic and tiring and stressful so I just don't have the energy or imagination left at the end of a day - I still do stuff, some hardware projects, game modding, etc - but the games I start generally don't stick.

Ah Christmas holidays - long, hot, sunny days, occasional summer storms, and most importantly, time off work! And we're only weeks away 👍

Around October there's always a mood for vsav and melty. December though I tend to associate with a lot of the anniversaries of some big games out that month. 93, 94, and 99 were some busy ones...