Secretlab Titan Evo

The chair behind a great many streamers' desks, and the one that moved gaming chairs away from the race-car look: a tall, blocky back with no wings, a wide, flat seat, and the adjustment of an office chair (lumbar support that dials in and out, a magnetic head pillow, armrests that move four ways). Three sizes fit a teenager as well as a tall adult.

It's built to last: a steel frame, cold-cure foam that keeps its shape, and a hybrid leatherette made without the foam layer that makes cheap leather peel, with peeling covered by Secretlab's warranty. Its SoftWeave fabric version sidesteps the question.