SteelSeries Expands Its Apex Pro Gen 3 Series Keyboard Lineup

CHICAGO – March 25, 2025 – SteelSeries, the original esports brand that fuses gaming and culture, today unveiled the newest additions to the multi-award-winning Apex Pro Gen 3 Series keyboards: the black Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 and white Apex Pro TKL Gen 3. The new additions offer a sleek aesthetic – perfect for the spring season and all new games coming this year.

Embracing and embodying the mantra that “Mini is Mighty,” the Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 takes Gen 3 performance to new heights (and lengths) with its smaller, smarter, faster, and stronger silhouette. The compact 60% form factor is one of the fastest-growing genres of keyboards for both casual gamers and professional esports players.

Since its groundbreaking debut in 2019, SteelSeries revolutionized the gaming world by introducing fully adjustable actuation with the OmniPoint switch. The Apex franchise continues to gain widespread acclaim among casual gamers and esports pros and has solidified its reputation among the keyboard community. The Apex Pro Gen 3 Series has been designed and engineered to provide gamers with more control for all their use cases, whether gaming or other. The Apex Gen3 Series provides players and typists with the world’s fastest switches and the most customizable keyboard on the planet.

The Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 joins the Apex Pro Gen 3 family that includes the full-size, TKL (tenkeyless), and TKL Wireless models.

• Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 – Combining the latest OmniPoint 3.0 with the world’s fastest key switches with 40 adjustable actuation levels from an ultra-responsive 0.1mm to 4.0mm in a small 60% compact form factor, the Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 allows gamers to reduce their desktop footprint and take a high-performance keyboard with them on the go. An enhanced build quality features include premium switch stabilizers to reduce key wobble, factory-lubed switches for a smoother feel and a “thockier” sound, and dampening foam for more satisfying keypresses, confirming the fact that “Mini is Mighty.” Armed with a new suite of advanced GG software features, including Rapid Tap, Rapid Trigger, and Protection Mode, gamers can utilize GG QuickSet to effortlessly access individual pro-grade profiles for the most played games, continuing the revolution that started it all.

o Protection Mode – Say goodbye to accidental "fat-fingering" with Protection Mode, a SteelSeries-exclusive feature. This mode protects against accidental key presses by reducing the sensitivity of selected surrounding keys—never worry about blowing the most important cooldown again.

o Rapid Tap – Rapid Tap prioritizes the last pressed key in a pair without needing to release the previous key, enabling faster input and improved aim. With up to five key pairings, your counter-strafing, peeking, crouch-jumping or slide-canceling becomes more responsive than ever.

o Rapid Trigger – Discard the limitations of regular actuation. With Rapid Trigger, gamers can repeatedly press the same key without waiting for it to return, at the slightest lift of a finger. No more missing multiple key presses if players ever need to spam a button.

o GG Quickset – Optimal settings for a player’s favorite games are just a few clicks away, making the gaming keyboard setup easier than ever. Gain a competitive edge with pro-grade presets that adjust actuation levels, Rapid Trigger, Protection Mode, Rapid Tap, RGB Lighting, and more on a per-game basis. Skip the complicated setup and get playing.

In addition to all the personalization and customization features of the Apex Gen 3 Series keyboards, SteelSeries introduces a new Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 White colorway for players to express their style across their gaming setups. The Apex Pro TKL White Gen 3 offers all the key features of the Apex Pro Mini Gen 3, in a slightly larger 75% format, best for those seamlessly transitioning between work and play. To complete the thematic white battle station featuring the Apex Pro TKL White Gen 3, SteelSeries offers gamers white versions of the Aerox 3 Wireless mouse, the award-winning Arctis GameBuds, and the entire Arctis Nova franchise (Nova Pro Wireless, Nova 7 Wireless, Nova 5 Wireless, and Nova 1).

In additional Apex news... it’s Rapid Tap for one and all. In addition to adding new models to the Apex Pro Gen 3 series of keyboards, SteelSeries is bringing the wildly popular Rapid Tap feature to its Apex 7 and Apex 9 series keyboards beginning today.

Available at SteelSeries.com and retailers around the world, the Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 and Apex Pro TKL White Gen 3 are available for the following MSRPs:

• Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 - US $199.99| EMEA €219.99 | UK £189.99 | APAC $229.99

• Apex Pro TKL White Gen 3 - US $219.99 | EMEA €239.99 | UK £209.99 | APAC $249.99

Digital assets are available at: https://gn.box.com/v/ApexProGen3-Mini-WhiteTKL

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About SteelSeries

SteelSeries is the original esports brand that fuses gaming & culture, leading the way in defining a “gaming lifestyle.” The worldwide brand creates industry-defining esports and gaming peripherals with a focus on premium quality, innovation, and functionality. Founded in 2001, SteelSeries improves performance through first-to-market innovations and technologies that enable gamers to play harder, train longer, and rise to the challenge. SteelSeries is the pioneering supporter of esports and competitive gaming tournaments, connecting gamers and fostering a sense of community and purpose. SteelSeries’ family of professional and gaming enthusiasts are the driving force behind the company and help influence, design, and craft every single accessory and the brand’s software ecosystem (SteelSeries GG, Moments video clip service, and the Sonar Audio Software Suite). The SteelSeries family of brands includes KontrolFreek, the industry leader in high-performance controller accessories, and Nahimic, the leader in 3D sound solutions for gaming. In 2022 SteelSeries joined the GN family, a global leader in innovative and intelligent audio and video communications solutions sold in approximately 100 countries around the world.