The Steelseries Rival 5 is a wired first-person shooter (FPS) mouse—a rarity in the last year or so—that gives you nine buttons, a solid shape with a good grip, and lots of RGBs, all for a mere $59.99. Unfortunately, the under-thumb “sniper” button on the side of the mouse is difficult to reach, disrupting the comfy grip. If you can get past that minor but irritating flaw, the Rival 5 is a well-made and affordable gaming mouse, but if you’re specifically in the market for an FPS mouse, the Rival 5 may be too much of a reach.A Stretch for Your Thumb Steelseries describes the Rival 5 as a wired multi-genre mouse, but in terms of physical design, it’s specifically a right-handed FPS mouse with nine buttons. On top, you have two clicks, a scroll wheel, and a DPI cycling button. On the left (thumb) side, you have a single large up-down toggle switch that juts out just above the Back and Forward buttons. The toggle is very useful if you need a quick way to cycle through weapons in a gam...
Steelseries' nine-button Rival 5 wired mouse isn’t perfectly designed, but it still has a lot to offer for FPS enthusiasts and other gamers.
Nine buttons, including sniper button and tilting side paddle; Lots of RGB customization; Affordable
Shape is a little flat; Distance to the thumb button is too long