Office chairs are fine for work, but they aren’t built for play. The top gaming chairs we’ve tested will level up your comfort and style.
Whether you play PC games on a monitor or console games on a TV, you need a place to sit. You can use anything from a sofa, to a La-Z-Boy, to a dining room chair, but if you really want an optimal seating arrangement for while you play, you should buy a dedicated gaming chair. They’re comfortable, sturdy, and designed with gamers in mind.
We’ve tested many of the most popular gaming chairs on the market and narrowed them down to this list of the very best. Read on for our top picks, followed by what to consider when buying the right gaming chair for you.
What Is the Best Chair for Gaming?
At first glance, gaming chairs don’t look all that different from desk chairs. They’re typically pretty large, with backrests that extend high enough to support your head, along with large armrests and a swiveling base with wheeled castors that let you roll and spin freely (with a few exceptions, like the Puma Active Gaming Seat). You’ve probably seen “executive” office chairs that look pretty similar. Gaming chairs have a few key differences, though.
First, gaming chairs’ color and style options are generally very different from office chairs. Most office chairs focus on dark colors and earth tones, and have more traditional seat designs. Gaming chairs usually come in a variety of colors, and even if the chair is mostly black, there will likely be many eye-catching accents. Some gaming chairs are even branded with superheroes or e-sports teams or movies or shows. The seats of gaming chairs are also designed more closely after racing chairs used in simulators, so you’re going to see a lot more bucket seats than frumpy armchair designs.
Second, gaming chairs are much more adjustable. All of the models we’ve tested have the usual options like height and tilt, just like office chairs.
