Ranked night, a raid that goes on forever, streaming until 2 am: gamers are among the biggest screen users. “Gaming glasses” with yellow or orange lenses are everywhere. They won't make you aim better. But for comfort over time, some features make a real difference.
What a gaming pair doesn't do
No serious study shows that a pair of blue light glasses improves reflexes or rankings. Be wary of promises of “increased accuracy” or “+20% performance”. What you can expect is more modest and more concrete: fewer reflections, a warmer-looking picture in the evening, and a pair that doesn't get in the way.
The 3 criteria that matter
1. The tint for the time of day
To play in the afternoon, a clear lens is enough: the game's colours stay true. For late sessions, an orange or amber lens filters much more blue light — at the cost of warmer colours on screen. It's a good compromise for solo gaming in the evening, less so for a game where colour carries information (graphic design, photo editing, some FPS games).
2. An anti-reflective coating
The real enemy when gaming is reflections: a lamp behind you, a second screen, an RGB light strip. An anti-reflective coating on the lenses reduces those stray halos.
3. A headset-friendly frame
Thick temples under headset cushions mean guaranteed pain after an hour. Look for a lightweight frame with thin, straight temples. For the evening, our two orange-lens models are lightweight frames: BRAISE (rectangular) and DUNE (round). Tip: put your headset on after your glasses, with the cushions over the temples, and loosen it by one notch.
Settings that help more than any glasses
- Distance: at least an arm's length from a PC screen; for a console, at least two metres from the TV.
- Ambient lighting: gaming in total darkness is tiring. An LED strip behind the screen (bias lighting) reduces contrast and eases your eyes.
- Brightness: a screen set for the shop floor, at 100%, is too bright for a bedroom at night.
- Breaks: between matches or during loading screens, look into the distance for a few seconds. Blink.
- Night mode: on PC, Windows and macOS offer a schedulable night light filter. It warms up the picture without installing anything.
Gaming and sleep
The problem with late sessions isn't just light: it's the excitement of the game. Whatever the tint of your lenses, give yourself half an hour without a screen before sleeping. To find out more, read what the science says about screens at night and how to choose between clear and tinted lenses.
Our advice
If you mostly game in the evening: a pair with orange lenses for late sessions. If you game and work on the same screen during the day: a pair with clear lenses like MIDI, which you'll keep on all day. Many gamers end up with both. Free delivery anywhere in mainland France.
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