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Best Gaming Chair for 2022 – CNET [CNET]

Joseph Kaminski

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Investing in a high-quality PC gaming chair with an ergonomic design is one of the best ways to improve your gaming experience. Whether you’re working or unwinding, gaming chairs offer some serious comfort for long hours locked in front of a screen. It gives you a throne for gaming and makes for a great study seat or office chair, and there are often options that range from subtle to bold in terms of color choices so you can customize your space how you want.

But if you’re searching for a gaming chair online, you’ll find that it’s not easy to tell whether that chair is comfortable and ergonomic. Complicating the search is that many PC gaming chairs look pretty much the same and offer a dizzying array of features: padded armrest, retractable footrest, bucket seat, neck pillow, adjustable lumbar support and the list goes on. And a PC gaming chair is something you need firsthand experience to judge.

Our picks for the best gamer chair should eliminate some of the guesswork during your search. The chairs we’ve rounded up here (and most of the ones we researched) are the best gaming chairs around right now. Our picks share a lot of similarities, like caster wheels and seat padding for extra comfort and ergonomic gaming. Other similarities include adjustable spider bases and 3D or 4D armrests that move up and down, forward and backward and rotate inward and out. All of them would be suitable as an office chair, too. 

Beyond that, in your search for the best gaming chair, having a good backrest and lumbar support are essential. You should look for a video game chair that’s sturdy and suits your size. Here are our picks for the best gaming chair. We’ll update this list periodically.

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How much does a gaming chair cost?

Gaming chairs range from $150 to more than $1,000 depending on features, design, size and materials. There are basic chairs with a standard seat cushion and a backrest, and then there are higher-end chairs with ergonomic features and seats that dissipate heat to keep the user cool. Some chairs also have built-in heating and massage. 

Are gaming chairs good for sitting in all day?

Yes, manufacturers design these chairs for such use. However, when a chair is genuinely inexpensive, they have cut costs somewhere. This could result in an uncomfortable seat cushion, poor back, arm, neck and head support or just something that doesn’t last. Like a lot of products, you get what you pay for.

What is a 4D armrest?

While lower-end gaming chairs might have fixed armrests or height-adjustable armrests, a 4D armrest adds more ways to adjust allowing gamers to find that productive sweet spot. They can be adjusted vertically for taller or shorter people, moved in and out for a broad or narrow arm spread. They can also be rotated in and out and moved forward and backward. 

The gaming experience isn’t complete without a good chair

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