Elevate Your Game: The Best Gaming Mice of 2025

The Viper V3 HyperSpeed offers exceptional value, delivering top-tier performance at a fraction of the cost of many high-end wireless alternatives. This wireless gaming mouse, though simple in its feature set, incorporates Razer’s cutting-edge sensor and wireless technology.

Its strength lies particularly in esports FPS titles due to its responsive performance and streamlined design, but it’s a stellar choice for almost any game. Its medium size and symmetrical shape accommodate various grip styles, making it comfortable for most users, provided their hands aren’t exceptionally small.

A key characteristic of this mouse is its reliance on a single AA battery rather than a built-in rechargeable unit. While this grants an impressively long battery life, it also results in a heavier feel compared to other performance-focused wireless mice. At 82g, it’s still relatively light, but some competitors are nearly half its weight. Keep in mind that there’s no option for wired play; you’ll need to replace the battery when it runs out.

Despite these considerations, the Viper V3 HyperSpeed earns its top spot primarily due to its affordability. Its sensor and switch performance offer unbeatable value.

The new Glorious Model O Eternal is an exceptional budget gaming mouse that combines the familiar lightweight and comfortable design of the Model O with a new, even lighter build and an incredibly attractive price. It stands out as the best value gaming mouse available, especially if you prefer symmetrical, ultralight designs.

Despite its rock-bottom price, the Model O Eternal features six buttons and subtle RGB lighting, alongside a sensor that significantly outperforms most other mice in its price bracket. Its switches are also rated for an impressive 80 million clicks.

These core features are complemented by a design that exudes the feel of a premium gaming mouse, not a cramped, cheap alternative. Weighing just 55g, it’s among the lightest mice on the market.

While the cable isn’t braided, making it slightly more prone to snagging, and the styling is a bit basic, both the black and white versions look and feel great without appearing cheap.

The Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 might have an unwieldy name, but it’s an outstanding top-tier lightweight gaming mouse. It masterfully combines an excellent shape suitable for diverse grip styles with a remarkably low weight of 60g, all while delivering an impressive 95 hours of battery life per charge.

Seamlessly switch between wireless and wired connection modes, ensuring your gaming never has to pause for charging or battery swaps, unlike some competitors.

We’re also big admirers of its support for Logitech’s PowerPlay wireless charging technology. Pair it with a Logitech PowerPlay mousepad, and you can enjoy continuous wireless usage without ever needing to charge the mouse.

While the Superlight 2 doesn’t immediately strike as amazing value, a common trait among premium ultralight gaming mice, its true strength lies in its meticulous attention to detail. Its sensor is phenomenal, its shape and buttons offer a superb feel, and its battery longevity is excellent. This mouse is a true workhorse at the pinnacle of gaming performance.

The Corsair M75 Air achieves an impressive 60g weight while incorporating a battery capable of up to 100 hours of use in Bluetooth mode. Even on its 2.4GHz wireless connection, where the battery life is around 60 hours (partially due to its inability to offer lower than a 2,000Hz polling rate), it still provides ample charge to last through a full week of intense gaming.

Similar to many performance-focused gaming mice, the Corsair M75 Air is relatively streamlined in features, yet its performance is consistently solid. Its clean, symmetrically simple design makes it suitable for a wide array of hand sizes and grip styles.

Crucially, while not a true budget option, its typical price of around $99 makes it significantly more affordable than many flagship wireless mice from other brands, which often exceed $150. While we lean towards options like the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2, the M75 Air is an excellent alternative if you’re working with a slightly tighter budget.

The Cherry Xtrfy MZ1 Wireless is a mouse that garners strong opinions – some users will adore it, while others may find it unsuitable. In a market where most gaming mice offer comparable raw sensor and latency performance, and design often hinges on shape, weight, and feel, this mouse distinguishes itself as our top pick for fingertip grip gaming.

Specifically, if your preferred grip involves controlling the mouse predominantly with your fingers, maintaining maximum clearance under your palm, then this mouse is perfectly designed for you. If you require more hand support, it might not be ideal, though it can work reasonably well for some claw grip users.

The unique design features a very low profile and pronounced finger grooves. Your fingers naturally lock into the two main buttons, providing a secure and accurate feel. The mouse even allows you to swap out the rear section for a slightly different shape, and screws on the underside enable weight balance adjustments.

Beyond its distinctive shape, the buttons offer perfectly tensioned, crisp, and precise responses. Combined with an excellent sensor, this creates a mouse that feels perfectly suited for fast-paced FPS gaming.

If you’re seeking a top-tier wireless gaming mouse with a more relaxed, ergonomic design suited for a palm grip, the DeathAdder V4 Pro is an excellent choice. While it comes with a high price tag, it truly delivers on ultra-competitive gaming performance and superior comfort.

Notably, unlike the Viper V3 Hyperspeed, which is wireless-only and uses an AA battery, the DeathAdder V4 Pro features a rechargeable unit. This means it can also be used wired, so you’re never left with a dead mouse. Razer has also managed to make this mouse incredibly light at just 56g, which is a significant 7g lighter than its predecessor, the V3 Pro, all while boasting 50% longer battery life.

You won’t find Bluetooth connectivity, a feature present in some other wireless options, and this mouse maintains a minimalist approach with limited buttons and extra features. However, if your primary goal is outstanding performance in this ergonomic style, it delivers perfectly and looks sleek in both black and white variants.

The high cost is somewhat offset by the inclusion of an 8kHz polling rate wireless dongle, an upgrade that’s often optional with other 8kHz mice. Ultimately, there’s no questioning this mouse’s chart-topping performance, though the incremental ability it provides comes at a premium price.

The Razer DeathAdder V3 represents the latest evolution in a long-standing line of DeathAdder mice. This newest iteration boasts an incredibly light 59g design, making it exceptionally easy to maneuver quickly. The core ergonomic DeathAdder shape remains, however, ensuring it’s a larger mouse that’s ideal for a casual palm grip, providing hours of comfortable gaming.

In terms of features, it’s a straightforward mouse with just five buttons on the top and a DPI switching button on the bottom. It is also exclusively a wired mouse. Nevertheless, this simplicity makes it a highly reliable tool for intense gaming, with its 30K sensor delivering flawless tracking performance.

While it doesn’t offer outstanding value and we would prefer more defined scroll wheel detents, it remains our top pick for this particular mouse shape. If you desire a dependable, comfortable, and lightweight gaming mouse without the added cost and battery concerns of a wireless model, this is the mouse to get. And, if wireless is a must, the DeathAdder V3 Pro is available as an alternative.

The Endgame Gear OP1 8k is our preferred top-tier wired gaming mouse for players seeking a lightweight, minimalist design ideal for competitive FPS and other fast-paced genres. Its impressively light, symmetrical design comfortably accommodates a wide range of hand sizes and grip styles (though it truly excels with a fingertip grip), and its build quality and surface feel are superb.

Its PixArt 3395 sensor delivers fantastic performance with flawless tracking, while its buttons boast the fastest response times available, ensuring minimal latency between your thought and in-game action. The up to 8kHz polling rate also guarantees incredibly smooth tracking.

While many mice offer similar core performance characteristics, the OP1 8k stands out with its thoughtful extras. The cable is designed to bend upwards as it exits the mouse, effectively reducing cable drag. You also get easy access to the mouse’s interior with an included screwdriver, allowing you to swap switches or perform repairs without soldering. It also comes with spare skates and grips.

The 8kHz polling version of this mouse is on the pricier side, though not excessively so, but it’s an excellent option if you demand ultimate performance without battery concerns. For those content with 1kHz polling, the non-8k OP1 is a fantastic deal.

The standout feature of the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K is its innovative scroll wheel. It seamlessly transitions between a traditional notched spin and a completely free-spinning mode. With a mere flick, the wheel glides smoothly for several seconds, enabling super-fast scrolling. What’s more, it can automatically switch between these modes, offering precision for fine adjustments and speed for rapid document or web page navigation.

The wheel also tilts left and right, providing two additional programmable buttons. Further functionality comes from an extra button conveniently placed in front of the thumb rest and two more on top of the mouse, giving you a wealth of customizable options.

This versatile mouse connects to your PC or other devices via wired, wireless, or Bluetooth connections, making it an excellent all-rounder for productivity, gaming, and travel.

Its main drawbacks include a somewhat modest battery life, typically lasting only two or three days between charges, and a slow charging process that often requires an overnight top-up. It’s also fairly heavy and isn’t exactly cheap, but it remains the top performer in its class.

The Logitech G502 X Plus is a significant rival to this mouse and offers a similar multi-function experience with more buttons and PowerPlay compatibility, though its scroll wheel design is less slick and it lacks Bluetooth.

MMO mice are designed to provide a multitude of extra buttons, allowing you to execute numerous actions with a single press. Many MMO mice attempt this by cluttering the thumb area with small, hard-to-press buttons, like the Corsair Scimitar or Razer Naga. The Kone XP, however, approaches this challenge in a far more sensible and user-friendly manner.

While it may not boast as many total buttons as the Scimitar (17) and Naga (20), the Kone XP’s 15 buttons are thoughtfully arranged for easy and accurate access. You’ll find two additional buttons to the left of the main left-click, a second row of two buttons below the standard back/forward thumb buttons, another button beneath the thumb, and a button on top of the mouse. These buttons are not only accessible but also maintain ample space for your thumb, making the mouse much easier to grip with various styles.

Beyond its clever button layout, the Owl Eye sensor delivers superb tracking, and the translucent casing showcases truly dazzling RGB lighting. At 104g, the mouse is a bit heavier compared to modern ultralight options, but this is a reasonable trade-off given the extensive button functionality it offers.

The Logitech G903 is a magnificently versatile gaming mouse that, unlike its predecessor, the G900 Chaos Spectrum, includes compatibility with the Logitech G PowerPlay charging mouse pad. This means you can manage cables and eliminate the need to ever plug your mouse in for charging again.

It features an ambidextrous design, offering comfort for both left and right-handed users with minimal compromise. Its ergonomic layout is equally adept at catering to gamers who prefer either a claw or palm grip.

The G903 can also be used as either a wired or wireless gaming mouse, and we found no discernible performance compromises regardless of whether you choose to game with or without the cable.

If continuous wireless gaming without ever needing to plug in is your ultimate priority, the Glorious Model O3 Wireless is precisely the mouse for you. Its hot-swappable battery system allows you to charge one battery while actively gaming with another. Furthermore, it includes a small internal battery, ensuring your gaming session never halts even if you’re caught momentarily without a charged spare.

While this ‘Infiniteplay’ battery system adds a slight amount of weight compared to the absolute lightest options, the mouse still weighs a respectable 69g with a battery installed, or just 61g when relying solely on its internal power. Each battery provides 52 hours of use at a 1kHz polling rate, meaning frequent swaps are rarely necessary.

Beyond its unique battery system, this is a relatively straightforward mouse featuring six buttons (including an extra DPI switching button on top). However, it boasts a top-tier sensor with a 30,000 maximum DPI and supports up to 8kHz polling over its wireless connection. You also get vibrant RGB lighting, and the package comprehensively includes a charging dock, two batteries, a wireless dongle, and a cable (just in case). Although not a cheap mouse, it offers a more substantial physical package than many other premium alternatives.

On the downside, we found the mouse’s surface and scroll wheel to be a bit less grippy than some, which can affect handling precision. The scroll wheel also doesn’t feel as precise as others. We also ponder the true necessity of a mouse that ‘never needs to be plugged in,’ as charging a mouse occasionally via a cable isn’t a major inconvenience, especially given its excellent per-charge battery life. Nevertheless, if uninterrupted wireless power is your paramount concern, this mouse delivers.