Black Friday gaming chair deals
The Black Friday gaming chair deals have delivered us discounts on our favorite seats before, during, and now on after the darkest of Fridays and into Cyber Monday (opens in new tab). With heaps of high quality gaming chairs that will actually keep you comfortable for long periods, it’s definitely a good time to invest in your comfort, or pick up a gaming chair for the PC gamer in your life.
Our top pick for the best gaming chair, the Secretlab Titan Evo 2022, is at a low price even into the Black Friday weekend. This is a chair we absolutely adore and recommend to anyone, for its excellent construction and clever magnetic features. The cheapest we’ve seen it go for is $439 (opens in new tab), in a Worlds 2021 finish, but you can pick up a more traditional look from $484 (opens in new tab) /£384 (opens in new tab), or $504 (opens in new tab)/£434 (opens in new tab) for the plush SoftWeave version.
We here at PC Gamer test a lot of gaming chairs; it’s a tough job sitting around all day to get a feel for seat, but someone’s got to do it. Seriously, we feel it’s an important job. The chair you choose for your desktop setup is so important to keeping you healthy and happy: comfort, durability, and support are the key tenets to making a well-informed purchase.
If you’re looking for a chair to fulfil both your working and gaming needs, we’re on the lookout for both gaming chairs and office chairs this Black Friday. Now we’re in the throes of Black Friday itself, this should be when the great deals with the best prices start to show up.
We also have our deals bots on the lookout for savings in the sections below, which will update multiple times during the day.
Where are the best Black Friday gaming chair deals?
In the US:
In the UK:
Black Friday gaming chair deals in the US
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.
Black Friday office chair deals in the US
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.
Black Friday gaming chair deals in the UK
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.
Black Friday office chair deals in the UK
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.
When is Black Friday 2022?
Black Friday 2022 is on November 25 this year and will effectively last through until Cyber Monday on November 28.
In reality, Black Friday is now a month-long event running pretty much throughout the entirety of November. Indeed, since Amazon kicked things off with its Prime Early Access event in October, the deals have been rolling along since then.
What should I look for in a Black Friday gaming chair deal?
Durability has to be one of the key tenets of any Black Friday gaming chair purchase, as does support. 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 (opens in new tab). Neck pillows or an adjustable head rest are also worthy of your time and money, but you also want to make sure you actually fit the thing too.
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. There will be maximum height and weight recommendations for most chairs, and that’s absolutely worth paying attention to.
We recommend only the chairs we feel hit the mark in terms of durability and support.
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 the 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 2022, the Secretlab Titan Evo, is well-suited to such a task. In fact, I also use this in the office. 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.
What size gaming chair do I need?
If you’re buying for yourself it can be a tough job knowing which size of gaming chair to get. 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. 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.