Best gaming chairs 2024

Don’t let the “2022” in the name throw you – despite being a couple of years old, the Secretlab Titan Evo has yet to be dethroned as our favorite gaming chair. It ticks all the right boxes for comfort and aesthetics, and you can even get variants that pay tribute to the best PC games, like The Witcher 3, Overwatch, and League of Legends.

Videogame-themed shenanigans aside, the Titan Evo 2022 Series boasts style and substance, featuring full-metal 4D armrests, a locking full-tilt mechanism, and a perfectly plush memory foam cushion. Secretlab’s premium seat is also a sturdy bugger, but if you’re not convinced it’ll stand the test of time, its included three-year warranty will provide you with peace of mind.

What all of this means is that it’s a sturdy chair that you can configure to support your back and neck as much as possible while you play. It’s exactly the kind of chair that you might like to use  for work or studying  as well as gaming, because sitting in it for extended periods of time is going to be a lot better for your back than many of the other options out  there.

The Secretlab Titan Evo 2022 is undeniably a premium perch, and those fancy game-themed variants mentioned above cost even more. Yet, it actually trades blows with other contenders like the Razer Enki Pro – an ultra-premium alternative that costs more than many living room sofas. So, while paying over $500 (£450) for something to sit on sounds excessive, it’s far from being the most expensive option out there.

Read our Secretlab Titan Evo review.

X Rocker is one of the big names in the gaming chair world and its Pedestal range of chairs is ideal for anyone in the market for something that’s both cheap and reliable. Its simple black design is probably going to be the one to go for if you want the absolute cheapest, but if you’re willing to fork out just a little more, you can get branded chairs with imagery and logos from Marvel, Call of Duty, Nintendo, and other popular names in geek culture.

You can probably tell just by looking that this chair doesn’t have the most ergonomic design. While it is undeniably a comfortable chair to sit in for a couple of hours while you game in the evenings, it’s not one that can feasibly double as your office chair for work, because you’re back is going to start getting a bit achey if you sit in it for eight or more hours a day.

Still, this is a list of the best gaming chairs and it is a fantastic gaming chair. With its own built-in sound system, it can create a truly immersive gaming experience that does a fantastic job of bringing to life the best horror games or the best FPS games.

If you’re in the market for a midrange gaming chair, then look no further than the Corsair TC100 Relaxed. It’s got just about everything you could want from a gaming chair and packs levels of comfort you’d find in premium competitors.

Reasons to buy include a 160-degree recline as well as high-quality leather and fabric upholsteries. It doesn’t slack when it comes to sitting up straight either, with robust lumbar support and a comfortable memory foam neck pillow. It does have some minor shortcomings, like its 2D armrests, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a gaming chair that offers the same level of value at this price point – although the armrests in particular will be quite irritating to taller gamers.

And how comfortable would you really be, regardless of how good a chair is, if you’ve spent all your life savings on it? Not very. This is a great chair anyway, and with a two-year warranty, you don’t need to worry about it falling apart and you becoming chairless in the near future. Plus, our reviewer, Danielle Rose, actually found it helped her posture – and the value gained from improved back health is immeasurable.

Read our Corsair TC100 Relaxed review.

Can you keep a secret? The NeueChair is actually a Secretlabs chair in disguise. Alright, we’ll quit the brand puns now, but this office chair embodies the same level of craftsmanship as its parent company, and it ditches all those gamer tropes associated with most seats targeted at PC enthusiasts.

NeueChair describes its solution as the “ultimate modern computer chair,” and it certainly looks like something that belongs in 2024. Its aluminum frame and three-layer mesh are a visual treat, with both contributing to the chair’s incredible build quality and comfortable form factor. In addition, adjustability helps make it one of the most versatile seats out there, accommodating a selection of preferences.

You’d expect the NeueChair to last, as prices start at a whopping $649.00 (£574). That’s significantly more than our top gaming chair pick by Secretlab, so it’s a good job it comes with a 12-year warranty. The company says “NeueChair is an investment, not an expense,” and the included lengthy guarantee really hammers that sentiment home.

If anything, we’d argue that NeueChair is a bit too professional. It almost feels like a Secretlab’s chair grew up and started working a nine-to-five job instead of playing in a grunge band – a scenario that feels a bit too close to home. Of course, that’s not remotely a bad thing, and we’d only suggest looking elsewhere if you’re not really into plain and subtle furniture with a futuristic finish. It is rather well-positioned to be both your gaming chair and your work chair.

When it comes to lumbar support, the Mavix M9 understands the assignment, and if your back could talk, it’d probably agree. It’s a ridiculously expensive option for those who want to experience egregious levels of comfort, even if that means arguably trading away fancy aesthetics.

The Mavix M9 has a bit more visual going on than the NeueChair mentioned above, but lumbar support is at the top of the chair’s agenda. Its incredible dedication to comfort is accompanied by an array of adjustable settings, as you’ll be able to tweak the headrest, back height, and armrests until they feel just right.

We feel the Mavix’s M-Wheels deserve a shoutout too, as they glide like butter across hard floors. In a way, it almost feels like this chair is wearing a pair of rollerblades, but you can lock them into place if you’d rather not Jet Set Radio away from your desk by accident. The setup will probably change the way you feel about traditional caster wheels, especially if you’ve damaged an expensive hard floor in the past by rolling your seat around.

Admittedly, there are more solid-feeling gaming chair options on this list, and many of them feature an aesthetic edge. Yet when the Mavix M9 gets it right, it whacks it out of the park and into outer space. Its strengths outshine any gripes we have with the getup overall, but it also feels like an appropriate match for its lofty MSRP.

The Razer Enki Pro is an outrageous gaming chair in many ways, and it completely delivers on the comfort front. Pleasing your toosh isn’t its only superpower, as it’s built like a tank and embraces expensive materials, but it’s hard to pay attention to all that when it feels so damn good to kick back on.

Gaming chairs often emulate sports motor interiors, but the Razer Enki Pro is clad with the exact same materials. Upholstered with Alcantara leather, the Enki Pro is comfier than an actual car seat, and it feels more like something that belongs in a vehicle than a piece of office furniture. That said, it comes with lumbar support abilities and adjustability that you won’t find in the priciest of briefs, so don’t get any ideas about repurposing something from the scrapyard.

The Enki Pro is a heavy beast, and it should have what it takes to outlive Razer’s included three-year warranty. That might not be surprising given it costs nearly $1,000, but it offers better build quality than the Mavix M9 for ever so slightly less. That’s a quality worth shouting about in our book, particularly if you prioritize style and comfort over ergonomic dedication.

If you’re looking for an ultra-comfy chair that’ll potentially outlive your current gaming PC, the Razer Enki Pro is up to the task. There are flashier-looking thrones out there, but rivals will need to cook up something spectacular to challenge Razer for the comfort crown.

Read the Razer Enki Pro review.

The Noblechairs Legend is a standout contender in the top gaming chair race, as it offers a blend of versatility, comfort, and style that’ll fit in with any setup. It ditches flamboyancy for functionality in a way that’ll win over anyone opposed to gamer tropes, all while still embodying everything that makes products designed for PC gaming worthwhile.

At $689 (£459.95) the Noblechairs Legend is far from cheap, but it offers a lot for a chunk less than our other premium picks. A concoction of high-quality leather, aluminum, and plastics helps the latest Legend wield an unassuming aesthetic on one hand, robust build quality on the other, and respectable levels of comfort stowed on its hip for good measure. In other words, it’s armed to the teeth with everything you’d want from a premium seat, catering to everyone rather than a select few.

Just like many of our top chairs, the Legend includes reliable lumbar support, but we’re not too thrilled about its included head pillow. The cushion seemingly doesn’t contribute anything to the overall experience, and it skips on the magnificent benefits of magnets. Nevertheless, it does come with a pillow as an extra, and you might get more use out of it than us.

Noblechairs puts up a great fight against its competition with the Legend Series 2022, and it wins a few fights using the power of versatile subtly. If you’d rather dodge the Henry Ford “long as it’s black,” approach to design, you can grab either a white version or one that looks like Spider-Gwen without having to spend extra pennies.

Read the Noblechairs Legend 2022 series review.

The ThunderX3 Core is defined by two core things: it’s really comfortable and it’s surprisingly good value. Across the board, its padding is much softer than many competitors, leading to superior short and long-term comfort. The seat padding and armrests are so much nicer than many gaming chairs.

Then there’s the lumbar support. It’s a really odd idea on the surface of it: the lumbar support plate sits on a pivot point that wobbles around as you lean against it. But, it really does work. The support nestles nicely into your lower back – unlike so many poor-quality lumbar support cushions provided with other gaming chairs – and then just gently moves with you as you shift in the seat, continuing to add unobtrusive support.

You also get a quality recline feature that’s nicely weighted for an easy, relaxed recline action, plus the seat slides forward and back to provide for shorter or longer-legged users. The recline controls aren’t the easiest to use but get the job done.

All this and the ThunderX3 Core is priced well below the more premium chair we’d consider it to compete with. Unfortunately, buyers in the US will have a hard time getting their hands on it as it’s not widely available in that region at the moment (and when it is, the price is inflated). In time, it may receive broader distribution in the United States, but for now this is primarily a recommendation for gamers in Europe or the UK.

Read our full ThunderX3 Core review for more details.