Let’s be straight with each other: when it comes to what’s under our desks, pretty much anything can become a footrest, right? For most of my adult life, I’ve had a philosophy of “whatever’s around.” Some days it’s a printer. Others it’s the UPS my computer is plugged into or maybe one of my kids’ balls that happened to roll under there. It’s the PC user’s equivalent of the “if it fits, I sits” mantra adopted by cats around the world. But, even though it works, it’s not ideal and isn’t nearly as comfortable over time as something dedicated to that purpose might be.
That’s where the Secretlab Otto comes in. It’s an adjustable leg rest designed to serve as everything from a gentle support while sitting upright to the end of your gaming-chair bed when you recline for a cat nap. I’ve been testing it for a couple of weeks and it’s mightily comfortable – and you don’t have to have a Secretlab gaming chair to use it! You do have to have deep pockets, however, because at $300, this one doesn’t come cheap.
Secretlab Otto Adjustable Legrest – Design and Features
We may as well get this out of the way first: the Secretlab Otto is just about the definition of a luxury item. Nobody needs this. It’s functional in the way a Lamborghini is functional: it’ll get you where you need to go, but nobody really needs a Lamborghini. It’s overkill for getting from point A to point B, and it costs an arm and a leg, but you sure might want one.
At its core, the Otto is just what its name implies: it’s an ottoman, themed after Secretlab’s Titan Evo line of gaming chairs, and much more thoughtful and comfortable than most footrests aimed at PC gamers. And it’s adjustable to support different sitting styles, but at the end of the day, you put your feet and legs up on it.
When you get past that base functionality, however, it’s clear to see that it’s very much a step above pretty much any other option in this space. Most often, the footrests you see coming out of gaming chair brands are the simple, plastic or metal tilting stands that are mostly copy-pasted between brands. Others are this weird amalgamation of parts, Frankenstein-like creations that look like a gaming chair seat perched atop a wheelbase and definitely not a way for the company to get rid of spare parts. The Otto, on the other hand, actually looks like a footrest; a product designed from the ground up for this one purpose.
There are a few parts to this leg rest, so let’s start with the cushion. Secretlab has positioned itself as a premium, even a luxury, brand in the gaming space and the Otto fits this description to a tee. Like the company’s armrests and neck pillows, it’s made of its PlushCell memory foam and is upholstered with a very stylish and, forgive my eloquent vocabulary, fancy-looking pattern of interlaced triangles. The fabric is soft and velour-like, and the entire thing is contoured to avoid hard edges (like the corner of a printer or a UPS). It’s the kind of design that just makes you want to touch it, which speaks to the appealing nature of its design.
Like Secretlab’s armrests and neck pillows, it’s exceptionally soft with a slow rebound when you remove pressure. I review chairs for a living and can say confidently that Secretlab’s memory foam material is genuinely some of the best and most comfortable in the business – and I’m comparing it against the cushions on some of the biggest brands and most expensive chairs you can buy this side of being a CEO. It just cradles you, giving way around your weight but not pressing in on you once you’re settled. Secretlab lushly pads the Otto; there’s more than what you need, but it’s a darn good pillow for your legs.
It’s also adjustable in a way most others aren’t. Thus far, the only adjustment I’ve seen on competing footrests from gaming brands has been the aforementioned tilt on the hard, low stationary footrests and height on the rare Frankenstein models. One or the other, usually, but the Otto gives you both. Using levers on either side, you can raise or lower the chair three inches to match the height of your chair and sitting posture. The opposite lever unlocks its angle adjustment, allowing you to choose from 0°, 7.5°, 15°, 22.5°, or 30° support angles. Secretlab also includes distance as an adjustment point and, sure, you can pick it up using convenient handles on either side to make sure it supports your preferences (pun intended).
But, to be clear, those flat, floor footrests and ottomans like the Otto aren’t trying to be the same thing. They’re made for different purposes and if that’s what you’re after, Secretlab has a whole product line dedicated to that. In this space, the one that’s about supporting your legs and encouraging you to kick back with your feet up, usually all you’re getting is height adjustment, so the Otto is inherently more versatile for combining those two worlds.
These adjustments also allow it to fulfill multiple roles, which the company highlights in its included usage guide. If you move it close to the chair at its steepest angle, you get bloodflow-encouraging leg support and a more comfortable sitting experience while working or playing a game with a mouse and keyboard. Move it further away with a shallower angle and it fills the role of a full-on recliner.
But wait – Secretlab already has a product for that: the Secretlab Recliner. It’s an attachment that clamps onto the underside of your gaming chair (Secretlab only) and extends by pulling a lever. That accessory, which I loved when I reviewed it and still love to this day, tucks away under your chair and, by necessity, uses a much narrower pillow that can only support your calves. The Otto is bigger and the better choice if you prefer support for the whole leg instead.
With that, it doesn’t attach to the chair itself and instead stands on an X-shaped glass-reinforced nylon base. Its adjustable arm is made of metal and feels rock solid. I also dig the red accent just below the telescoping arm that raises the cushion.
Assembly, as you might imagine, is dead simple. The arm comes attached to the cushion, so all you have to do is slot on the base and tighten four screws with the included driver. I spent far more time cutting up and disposing of the packaging than I did putting it together, so don’t worry about needing to be handy to put this one together.
Secretlab Otto Adjustable Legrest – Performance
Earlier on, I mentioned how thoughtful the design of the Otto is, and because this is so clearly a luxury product, it’s worth examining that when we analyze whether or not it’s worth investing in.
Given its $299 price point, I expect the utmost when it comes to build quality, and it checks every box. The fit and finish is excellent. The stitching is impeccable. The small touches – like clean, tight cuts at the end of stitching runs so there’s no dangling strings – to the precision of the embroidery to give an almost royal, chevroned appearance. The top layer, where you touch, is slightly thicker than the sides, so you have a more durable, yet still soft, surface layer. Each lever is custom molded and sleekly labeled, and has a glossy accent badge. The red ring on the extending arm mentioned before adding its dash of color. Or the fact that the legs facing the chair on its base are shorter so you can tuck it right in without interfering with the chair’s movement… These are things that give it an intentionality of design and quality of execution befitting its high asking price.
And though you can use it with any gaming chair and aren’t limited to Secretlab’s catalog, if you do use it with a Titan Evo, you’ll find that the contouring of the footrest is made to complement the contouring of the chair’s seat. This makes sense both from a brand uniformity standpoint, but also because the contours of both have been designed to promote proper posture, pressure relief, and blood flow for long sitting sessions.
The versatility of its adjustment points allows the Otto to be more of a daily companion than a traditional footrest. Tucking it in close when typing allowed my legs to have a very slight angle, something so small that you wouldn’t think would make a difference. In practice, it’s obviously more comfortable right away. Moving it further away and using it like a traditional ottoman when reclining with a controller is just as good, and lends it more support than the existing recliner add-on due to its size.
This type of design gives it a larger footprint, however, so you’ll need space under your desk. The X-shaped base and tilting mechanism allow it to almost slot-in in front of the chair, so you won’t need to give up nearly as much room as any other kind of ottoman. It’s much closer to the impact of a stationary floor footrest, which is impressive considering how much bigger this is. TL;DR: you’ll be able to tuck your chair in just fine as long as you have a little extra room under your desktop, but you will need a foot or so of free area.
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