Overall like the chair. Fairly.comfortable but lacks butt padding and the zipper around the back never closed quite right. Overall.works fine for my needs. Read more

For the price, four stars. As an absolute, I'd give it three. This review might seem negative since it will focus more on what I don't like/didn't think about before ordering, but I do recommend this chair if you still want it after reading this. My main reference point is an Octane gaming chair I bought 20 years ago for about $80; this is intended to replace it. It looks nice, and the assembly instructions were excellent. Other companies could learn from Respawn. Absolutely no problems with assembly. BUT... The cushion really is as thin as it looks. I'm over 200 lb, and use this as an office chair so I am in it a lot, but a little more padding would be nice. The armrests are not padded nor adjustable. I bought some clip-on cushions. Note I needed to get longer ones - 11.5 inches. The armrest height is OK for me, but I'm coming from a chair that has armrests tops that slide for and aft, and rotate. I did not realize how much I would miss that. The casters are OK, but I do miss the smooth urethane scooter-style wheel from my old chair. The base is plastic, not metal. The chair is light, but I don't see it lasting 20 years. The material is soft fake leather. It is smooth and easy to clean, but coming from a fabric chair, this one gets hot during extended sessions. One concern i have is how much it squeaks already after just a few weeks of use. I have tightened the assembly bolts, but it still squeaks as much as the old chair it is replacing. Overall I don't like it as much as the chair it is replacing, but I am not in a position to spend hundreds of dollars on a chair to fix the issues I have. I am keeping it for now, but may save up for something better over the next few years. Read more

Be careful when zipping up the headrest. The zipper is very hard to close and it is very tight. I wasn’t able to close it and zipper broke easily. It is a nice chair but it is annoying that i couldn’t zip the headrest. It is too big to ship it back for an exchange so im just going to have to live with it. Be cautious. Read more

A lot of the reviews here will tell you this chair is amazing and whatnot. But i’m going to be brutally honest about this chair. The setup was easy, it took my maybe 15 minutes and then I was able to use it. I followed the instructions to the letter and after a couple month of owning it and honestly barely using it, I regret buying it. It is so unbelievably uncomfortable, not only with the seat itself but the backing and the armrests. The armrests are hard plastic which, in all honesty, isn’t too big of a deal, you can just get some pads, but the backing just feels like metal. The seat part of the chair is decently cushioned, but sitting on the floor would still be a better alternative. The part where the chair and wheels meet with that metal pole, also has issues. none of it is stable. It feels like i’m going to fall over or the chair is just going to collapse. Genuinely just an issue of poor quality. This is my biggest issue with this product, the noise. I had another respawn chair prior to this and it was nicely padded and honestly comfortable, but had this insufferable squeaking noise every time I moved just an inch. I thought it was because I had the chair for a long time. Well after buying this one, I can see how wrong I was. There are so many times I am playing games with friends and they ask what all the noise is, and it’s just me moving my arm but the chair makes all the noise. I tried taking it apart and rebuilding it, trying to stuff some stuff into it to try and at least remove some of the noise, nothing. Please, save yourself the time and money and just get another chair. Read more

I bought this chair for my music room and I wanted one that would be comfy and allow me to leave the arms off so I can play guitar sitting down. Installation took me about 20 minutes because I did not have to bother with installing the arms. The only part that was tricky was installing the headrest in the back-cushion. I was vigorously stretching and pinching the fabric to avoid tearing when zipping it up. I have strong hands, and I cannot imagine someone without decent hand-strength managing this. Mine was a humdinger to get in there without breaking it. Anyhow, I can now play guitar comfortably. It does lack lumbar support, but I can stick a lumbar pillow back there if I wanted to. As a gaming/office chair, it's OK, but gaming usually means long hours and better lumbar support would be critical for it. But still, great chair for the coin. I am pleasantly surprised. Guitarist approved! Read more