{"id":1442429,"date":"2025-12-28T18:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T18:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dUQD7ncCvR3qy2qRdWaj75"},"modified":"2025-12-28T18:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T18:07:18","slug":"the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fractal Design Scape feels like a gaming headset from the future, which makes it the best thing I&#8217;ve tested in 2035. I mean, this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Gear of the Year<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' >\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"gexKX4otYoYDH2btLwQudc\" name=\"GOTY Banners Main 2025\" caption=\"\" alt=\"A PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><strong>Check out more of the year&#8217;s best tech in our <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/tag\/hardware-awards-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025<\/strong><\/a><strong> coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I test so many gaming headsets over the course of a year, it&#8217;s easy to start blending them into one. After all, the basic archetype for a good one is pretty much sorted at this point\u2014a comfy headband, two earcups, a microphone, and a great set of drivers. I thought I couldn&#8217;t really be surprised by a new model, but the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-headsets\/fractal-design-scape-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fractal Design Scape<\/a> changed all that for me in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got the same recipe, sure. But in terms of the experience it delivers, it feels like Fractal Design has taken all the things I love about a really good set of gaming cans and elevated them to new heights. I&#8217;m convinced it&#8217;s the way all <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-headset\/\" target=\"_blank\">wireless gaming headsets<\/a> should be from this point onwards, and that makes it the best thing I&#8217;ve personally tested all year.<\/p>\n<p>The Scape is a lesson in refinement. For a start, it&#8217;s got a grown-up chassis design. No garish colour schemes here, just a flat black, matte finish with some subtle, recessed RGB lighting. The controls feel reassuringly well designed, too. Each clunks and clicks with a positive action, with not a cheap material to be found.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of materials, the Scape&#8217;s earcups and inner headband are covered in a plush, couch-like fabric that manages to be warm and cossetting, yet also breathable enough to prevent a case of the dreaded sweaty ears.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the microphone arm is both removable <em>and <\/em>flip-to-mute, which feels like it should be the standard going forward. The Scape is a class act, full of design features that feel\u2026 well, actually designed, rather than strewn across the frame in a haphazard fashion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9r7ZG6ETb44v5tdagsFSa5\" name=\"FractalScapeheadermaybe\" alt=\"The Fractal Scape gaming headset atop its charging stand, on a white stone background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dn5t4ABwWP2ovMrfDWptqS\" name=\"20250611_104132\" alt=\"The Fractal Design Scape gaming headset on a white gravel background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"NpDf2o8caMZ8o3QDu8uvEi\" name=\"fractalscapestand1\" alt=\"The charging stand of the Fractal Design Scape\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"HZKPyYofnVSNSUN4zkQD3g\" name=\"20250611_104442\" alt=\"The Fractal Design Scape atop its charging stand\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 5 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"wU8MYrwv2APXZadrnucLWR\" name=\"20250611_104156\" alt=\"The left earcup controls of the Fractal Design Scape gaming headset\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 6 of 6<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BTQJRJfNoDqugDPc9e8yYR\" name=\"20250611_104136\" alt=\"The inner headband of the Fractal Design Scape gaming headset\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The best bit, though, is the charging stand. It&#8217;s a flattened, pill-shaped throne that takes up very little room on your desk, with two fabric-covered ovals protruding from the top. Push the headset in the general direction of its plinth, and a gentle magnetic force sucks it into place\u2014where it then tops itself up thanks to the magic of Qi wireless charging tech.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like a small thing, doesn&#8217;t it? After all, there are other headsets on the market with charging docks. But of all the models I&#8217;ve tested, this is the one that actually encourages me to keep my headphones charged through sheer ease of use.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no clunky socket mechanism to contend with, nor an ugly plastic frame to mangle into my setup. It&#8217;s such an intuitive piece of design, magnetically thunking the set into its holder quickly becomes a reflex action.<\/p>\n<p>Where do you keep your gaming headset when you&#8217;re not wearing it? For most of you, I bet it&#8217;s usually strewn untidily on your desktop. Perhaps it sits atop your tower, partially blocking some vents. Or, for the more conscientiously-minded of you, perhaps you&#8217;ve bought a little headset hook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FB8iocR2bd6zzJcPKA4MXB\" name=\"20250807_155826\" alt=\"The Fractal Design Scape gaming headset atop its stand, on a desk\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the Scape, there&#8217;s no need. The throne begs to be used, and as a result, your headset is always charged and ready to go the second you sit down for a session.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, all of this would be for naught if the Scape sounded awful. Luckily, however, it&#8217;s got a set of drivers that I can happily listen to for hours at a time. It&#8217;s tuned towards the neutral straight from the box, but Fractal&#8217;s software provides easy EQ adjustments that really allow the audio quality to shine.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got a detailed, polished quality to the treble that makes footstep listening a delight, while the low-end can become surprisingly hefty with a little push. It sounds premium, is the best way I can describe it. Self-assured. Punchy, without being overblown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ZzX2is5SPNEg8PAMMAGGJM\" name=\"fractalknob\" alt=\"The rear earcup controls of the Fractal Design Scape, lit up in blue\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-8.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:4032px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"iiSpfChD8FdFvA8S89Dde7\" name=\"20250807_162649\" alt=\"A close up of the RGB ring of the left earcup of the Fractal Design Scape wireless gaming headset\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year-9.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Scape isn&#8217;t perfect, mind. The microphone quality is average, there&#8217;s no noise cancelling to be found, and the fabric earpads have a tendency to rustle for a second or two when you first put them on. Oh, and it&#8217;s pricey. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fractal-Design-Scape-Flip-Mute\/dp\/B0D5HGK3C2\/?th=1\" target=\"_blank\">$200<\/a> for a gaming headset with no ANC is a bit of a stretch, there&#8217;s no denying it.<\/p>\n<p>But honestly, I think it&#8217;s worth every penny. I&#8217;ve got some very expensive planar magnetic sets in my collection: big, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/earbuds-headphones\/audeze-lcd-s20-closed-back-review\/https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/earbuds-headphones\/audeze-mm-100-headphone-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">magnesium-chassied beastie bois<\/a> that are capable of some truly astounding audio quality. I get them out on occasion, just to remind myself what the best headphone driver tech is capable of these days.<\/p>\n<p>Then I put them away again, and go back to the Scape. It&#8217;s just so refined, so convenient, so easy to live with, that it&#8217;s the one you want to come home to at the end of the day. And let&#8217;s be honest, I can&#8217;t compliment it more highly than that.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you want to find out who wins in the PC Gamer Hardware Awards, we&#8217;ll be publishing all the winners on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-headsets\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gear of the Year (Image credit: Future) Check out more of the year&#8217;s best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 coverage. I test so many gaming headsets over the course of a year, it&#8217;s easy to start blending them into one. After all, the basic archetype for a good one is pretty much sorted at this point\u2014a comfy headband, two earcups, a microphone, and a great set of drivers. I thought I couldn&#8217;t really be surprised by a new model, but the Fractal Design Scape changed all that for me in 2025. It&#8217;s got the same recipe, sure. But in terms of the experience it delivers, it feels like Fractal Design has taken all the things I love about a really good set&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-fractal-design-scape-feels-like-a-gaming-headset-from-the-future-which-makes-it-the-best-thing-ive-tested-in-2035-i-mean-this-year\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1442430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[10530,10529,66],"class_list":["post-1442429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-audio","tag-gaming-headsets","tag-hardware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Fractal Design Scape feels like a gaming headset from the future, which makes it the best thing I&#039;ve tested in 2035. 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