A gaming chair is an ergonomic chair for long hours at a desk. People game in it, and they also work from home, stream and study in it. The job is the same every time: hold a good sitting position for the whole session, well past the first half hour. The name tells you where the chair started, not what it is used for today.
One Chair for Play and Work
Few people who buy a gaming chair only game in it. The same desk is where the emails get answered, the course gets studied and the stream goes out at night. A chair that is right for a four-hour raid is right for an eight-hour workday too, because your body asks for the same things in both: support for the lower back, a seat that does not sink, and enough adjustment to fit the person in it.
So we design ours as gaming and office ergonomic chairs for long sessions. Nothing about them assumes you are holding a controller. The recline and tilt are there for posture and for changing position through the day, not for lounging.
What It Does Over a Long Desk Day
A good chair takes work off your body. Five jobs, with our chairs as the example.
Holds Your Lower Back
Lumbar support built into the backrest keeps your lower back supported as you settle in. On a chair without it, posture tends to fold forward over the hours, and you rarely notice it happening.
Keeps the Seat Firm
Both of our chairs use high-density cold-cured moulded foam in the seat and backrest. Firm foam spreads your weight. Soft foam lets you sink, and then you spend the evening shifting around.
Fits Your Desk
The seat height adjusts over 8 cm of gas lift travel, from 48 to 56 cm off the floor. The 4D armrests move in height, width, depth and rotation, so your arms can rest level with the desk instead of hanging or hunching.
Lets You Move
A multi-tilt mechanism with a multi-angle lock gives you recline up to 135° and seat tilt up to 30°. Keep it upright for typing, lock it further back for a call. Your back is supported at each angle, so you are not hunting for one that works.
Supports Your Neck
The AeroMag™ neck pillow is cooling-gel memory foam held on by magnets, with no straps. Slide it up or down and it stays there.
Who It Fits
Both chairs fit people from 5'5" to 6'4" (165 to 193 cm) and are rated to 330 lb (150 kg). The backrest is 56.5 cm wide and 83 cm high, and the seat is 52 cm deep where you sit. Each is certified to ANSI/BIFMA X5.1, tested by SGS, and the wheel base, gas lift and tilt mechanism carry BIFMA certification of their own.
APEX and NEO: Where They Differ
The two share a frame, dimensions, foam, neck pillow, mechanism, gas lift, casters, weight rating and height range. They part ways on upholstery, lumbar, base, armrest finish and warranty.
- Upholstery. APEX is covered in Endura™ Nappa leatherette, certified by TÜV SÜD past 1,000,000 abrasion cycles and 50x more durable than standard leatherette. NEO uses NeoTex™ leatherette, certified past 200,000 cycles and 10x more durable than standard leatherette. Both breathe and resist sweat, moisture, humidity and UV.
- Lumbar. APEX has ErgoSync™, a built-in 4D lumbar with dual knobs for height and depth, and no lumbar pillow. NEO has a lumbar arch built into the backrest plus a memory-foam lumbar pillow, so it ships with both pillows.
- Base. APEX stands on an ADC #12 die-cast aluminium alloy base, NEO on a heavy-duty reinforced metal one. Both are 700 mm and BIFMA certified.
- Armrests. Both are 4D. APEX adds a shadow chrome finish.
- Warranty. APEX: 3 years, plus 2 more when the chair is registered with a review. NEO: 1 year, plus 2 more with registration and a review.
APEX is the flagship, for people who sit eight hours or more and want the chair to outlast the desk. NEO is the everyday ergonomic chair with the APEX frame and mechanism: a strong first serious chair for students, home offices and anyone setting up a proper desk.
Chairs for Shared Spaces
Gaming chairs also work where lots of people sit at once. We build custom chairs for gaming cafes, co-working spaces, colleges and brands, with a partner logo on the backrest and custom thread and mesh colours. If you are fitting out a gaming cafe, an esports venue, an office or a campus, talk to us.
Choosing between the two? The gaming chair comparison goes spec by spec, and every edition is in the gaming chairs collection.
