Do you tend to save some games for certain occasions?

Costume Quest, because the game takes place during Halloween.
Played the first during Halloween and the second I'm planning on playing at Halloween as well :)

Giveaway added. <3

maybe I do, but can't think of an example. I do it with things I want to read though

I try to play holiday or seasonal games around their respective times if I'm going to play them. Everything else I try to time out how long games will take to beat and plan that around generally how much time I have for that day/week/month depending on how long the game is. Some games I also specifically save to play with others because they aren't fun for me to play alone.

I didn't do this on purpose - not really knowing anything about The Division (Tom Clancy game) besides it being a 3rd person shooter ... and a Tom Clancy game ... I started playing it on Black Friday of 2020 (during COVID) ... well wasn't I surprised when the cinematic beginning told me that the game was about a virus that was spread on Black Friday!

Picked basically same as you but the tearful backlog one is sort of true too ^^"

Not really, i just tend to play whatever fits my mood at that moment. If i’m tired i’ll just pop on an arcadey racing game. If i want something that will make me focus and think, i’ll pop on a stealth game etc. :)

I tend to save horror games for halloween but otherwise, not really

You don't have much choice when that laptop is your only choice :D

I do it with Syberia games. I played the first one on 2020 Christmas, and the 2nd one last Christmas. I think its just because it's an adventure in a place with a lot of snow lol

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I'd say I do... and then the moment passes and my backlog increases... sights
(Bump for wishlisted game)

i do. i usually save long games that interest me and can be finished in 1-2 weeks to play it without stopping whenever i'm on a holiday or something.

Kinda. I save some for the SG events like "monthly in a month" and "play a game you won on SG" and plan ahead when to play them.
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I saved Year Walk for end of the year, but that was mostly for an achievement.
Some games are set aside for events I want to participate in, like the Monthly in a Month.

Yes, I still have lot of unredeemed keys, just save them and after some time, sometimes years, I decide to play that game (if his time has come and I kept my interest up) or give it away!

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At first I thought you're talking about game giveaways. But that's after I looked thrugh my game key list recently to figure out if I have enough for an event at SG, which I suppose means yes. :p

If I organised my time better had more time at my hands, I'd be playing more games in general. But as it stands, starting a game and dropping it midway is not something I like to do at all. So I generally wait with my games for periods of time where I have more time to play them from start to finish without sabotaging other parts of my life.
Also, for some reason, I think it's just proper to play winter games during winter. Somehows sets the mood and amplifies the experience. So I save winter themed games too.
Dunno why, but I don't do it with any other season...

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No, but it might not be a bad idea.

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Yes, I have several specifically to play on a laptop while traveling, others to play on my more powerful desktop, some for when I'm with certain friends/family, etc.

Hell yeah, Tomb Raider has to be played on New Year's Eve :D
It's a kind of tradition in Poland :)

There are a few games (Red Dead Redemption 2 being one of them) that I am waiting for a new video card before I play them. The one I currently have is fairly old, and even though I have a 1-year old gaming rig, the gpu would be the bottleneck (if it could even play the game at all!).

There are some games I want to experience in the best possible graphics, and for this reason have held off on witcher 3 until this year