Black Friday is now in the rear view mirror, but with the arrival of Cyber Monday there's still time to get a cheap throne.
👉Our top Black Friday 2025 PC gaming deals👈
The things we look for in a gaming chair are comfort, ergonomics, durability, value and looks. Mostly in that order. We review gaming chairs throughout the year, which informs the deals we highlight. That experience really matters with gaming chairs. There is a lot of trash out there—many super-cheap chairs to sift through at some retailers. If a deal looks too good to be true, it usually is.
We independently test to find the best gaming chairs. We've tested eight new chairs this year.
Cyber Monday gaming chair deals — Quick links
- PC Gamer's favorite gaming chair: Secretlab Titan Evo for AU$799
- Amazon: Cheap deals on gaming and office chairs galore
- Secretlab: Savings on the very best thrones on the market
- MSI: Deals on MSI's gaming chairs plus much more
- Mwave: Big savings on gaming and office chairs from well-known brands
- eBay Australia: Seats galore on the online jumble sale
- Ergotune: Beloved gaming / office hybrids for cheap
1. Best overall: Secretlab Titan Evo
2. Best budget: Corsair TC100 Relaxed
3. Best luxury: Herman Miller Embody
4. Best support: ThunderX3 Core
5. Best big boi: AndaSeat Kaiser 4 XL
6. Best office: ThunderX3 Flex Pro
7. Best budget office: Ikea Matchspel
Black Friday gaming chair deals
Our magic price searching bots are all over the web, tracking down the best prices all the time. That means this list will be regularly curated multiple times each day.
Buying advice: gaming chairs
What should I look for in a Black Friday gaming chair deal today?
Durability has to be one of the key tenets of any Black Friday gaming chair purchase, as are comfort and ergonomics. If your bargain purchase starts to expose its metal frame six weeks into life as your gaming throne, and the padding sags depressingly, then you might as well be perched on top of a beer keg for all the support you're getting.
At the very least, you need to make sure that the gaming chair you have your eye on can offer some lumbar support, as well as adjustable arm rests. When you're typing or WASDing at a desk, those elbows need to be raised just so. Neck pillows or an adjustable head rest can be worthy of your time and money, with the exception of some high-end office chairs, but you also want to make sure you actually fit the thing too.
What size gaming chair do I need?
It's not always easy to get a bead on a chair's size from an online search, so make sure to thoroughly check the measurements before dropping a dollar on a new seat. If you're buying for someone else, it can be even tougher. Generally, we recommend the standard seat size, as there's nothing worse than a cramped bucket seat with raised edges. These can become uncomfortable over time, and even wear away the fabric at points.
Some brands will offer just a regular and large gaming chair, while others may offer a small as well. These also can correspond to different maximum weights, too, so you might want to consider that.
Our one piece of advice is to look out for chairs with flat, or relatively flat, seat cushions. We find these are the most comfortable for most people, but especially those of us that sit in unusual positions.
Do I need a gaming chair or office chair?
Why not one chair that fulfils both roles? There are two ways to go about this, but both are valid.
On the one hand, you look at a pricier office chair, such as the Herman Miller Embody, as both a gaming throne and something for the office. I use this chair at home, and find it offers comfort for eight hours a day, five days a week, but also allows me to relax into a more comfortable position for gaming in the evenings.
The other option is to buy a premium gaming chair and use that in the office. Our top pick for a gaming chair in 2025, the Secretlab Titan Evo, is well-suited to such a task. It's ergonomic, comfortable, and it doesn't look too out of place surrounded by bog-standard chairs. At least not in the usual black finish I have. Maybe some would, but who said an office chair shouldn't have personality?
So, yeah, don't feel pigeonholed into one design or the other, so long as whatever you pick is actually ergonomic, well-built, and feels comfy over long sessions.
Should I buy now or wait later in the sales?
There are always reasons to hold off on making a new purchase whenever you are thinking about making one. Whether it's the potential for a new generation of techie goodness on the horizon—either cutting prices on existing models or delivering tangible higher performance—or because there might be an imminent sale like Black Friday looming.
When picking out Black Friday or Cyber Monday gaming chair deals we take all of this into consideration, and where we think prices on something might significantly drop on the big day itself, we'll say. Though each deal in this guide has been chosen because it represents a good deal at that very moment.
