About Paragon Gaming

What a paragon is. Long before it meant a standard of excellence, a paragon was a stone. Jewellers called it the paragone, Italian for touchstone, and they rubbed gold across its dark surface to read the streak it left behind — a quick, honest test of whether the metal was true. That stone is where the word comes from, and it’s why a paragon still means the example everything else gets measured against.

The ethos. For a gamer, that kind of testing looks familiar. It’s the next level, the next rank up, the boss run you finally clear on the tenth attempt rather than the first. There’s a particular satisfaction in that climb — the practice, the near-misses, the run where it all finally clicks — and that same restless urge has driven this shop of gamers since 2013. Be The Paragon is simply the name we gave it.

Our mantra. Be The Paragon is our own standard to live up to, as much as it is anything we say to you. It’s a commitment to keep reaching for the next level in the service we give, the range we offer, the website you’re reading now, and the knowledge we share. We say it as an aim we keep working towards, not a claim we’ve already won.

An invitation to you. Said plainly, Be The Paragon isn’t a boast about us — it’s said to you. It’s your next level, your next personal best, whether you’re on your first build or your hundredth; the chase belongs to you, not to the shop. We chase excellence so that you can.