Desk & Room
28 things that make the room around the screen worth sitting in, from a $70 felt desk pad to a $2,395 Herman Miller chair. Every one hand-picked. No filler.
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Setup guides
How to build a Star Wars gaming room that looks like a fan built it, not a merch aisle: the screen, the chair, the lighting, the display pieces and the games. Hand-picked, not tested.
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34 gifts for gamers by budget: the canon-great games, pro controllers and keyboards, handhelds, OLED monitors, VR and a direct-drive racing rig. Hand-picked, not tested.
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21 geeky gifts under $50 from across the site: the canon-great games, the books fans reread, metal dice, Displate wall art and a pro-grade controller. Hand-picked, not tested.
Read the guide →Centrepiece of the Month
The one piece on this page worth clearing a shelf for.
Herman Miller x Logitech G Embody Gaming Chair
The Chair
You spend more hours in it than anything else you own. Buy once.
Herman Miller x Logitech G Vantum
LiberNovo Omni Dynamic Ergonomic Chair
Hbada E3 Ultra Ergonomic Chair
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The Desk
Standing desks, a real monitor arm, and the walnut and wool pieces that make it feel finished.
Herman Miller Renew Sit-to-Stand Desk
UPLIFT V3 Standing Desk
Grovemade Desk Shelf, Walnut
Grovemade Wool Felt Desk Pad
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Light the Room
Light walls, a pixel panel and a light bar that keeps the glare off your screen.
Nanoleaf Shapes Hexagons Starter Kit
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The Big Picture
4K laser projectors, and sync boxes that light the room to match whatever is on screen.
XGIMI Aura 2 4K Laser UST Projector
Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2
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Showpieces
Moving metal, sand that draws itself, and art that changes on the wall.
Stodeer Mechanical Nautilus (SD-02)
InkPoster Tela 28.5″ Color E-Paper Art Frame
Divoom Pixoo-64 II
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Sound
Desk speakers, a room speaker and a mic that sounds better than your headset.
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Power & Control
One cable to the laptop, one station for every charger, one remote for the room.
SofaBaton X2 Universal Remote
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From the guides
30 Star Wars gifts sorted by budget, from a $10 KOTOR to a steel Death Star fire pit. Hand-picked, not tested.
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29 Lord of the Rings and fantasy gifts sorted by budget, from a $20 game to the 8,278-piece Minas Tirith. Hand-picked, not tested.
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Every official LEGO set ranked by assembled length. In 2026 a Star Wars ship took the record from Titanic, by one centimetre.
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