What’s moving and shaking in the mouse world of 2023? To find out, we’ve rounded up five of the best mice we’ve tested over the past few months, from modular designs and MMO/MOBA specials to ultra-light options for competitive gaming.
If you’ve seen our recent round-up of 2023 keyboard trends, this is very much in the same vein: five mini reviews of recently released gaming mice, from big-name brands like Corsair, SteelSeries and Asus to more boutique options like Mountain and Endgame Gear.
We’ve also leaned in further to that theme of gaming mice trends for this year, with a write-up of the most interesting mouse trends as epitomised by these five mice – and the others that we’ve tested at Digital Foundry HQ in 2023 so far.
Endgame Gear XM2we
The £80/$90 Endgame Gear XM2we is my platonic ideal of a competition-focused gaming mouse – lightweight, wireless, comfortable, reliable. Its clean and streamlined (unventilated) design suits a wide range of hand types and grip styles, but more importantly it felt immediately natural to use. A 63g design and good adhesion on the glossy side grips allow for rapid readjustment, which is crucial for flicking around in Counter-Strike, but the quality of the primary and side buttons, scroll wheel and build quality didn’t let me down in regular use either.