Heather Wald

Heather Wald

Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor for games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.

Latest articles by Heather Wald

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Upcoming Bethesda games: every game currently in the works

By Heather Wald Last updated

Upcoming Here's all the upcoming Bethesda games on the way, from Elder Scrolls to Fallout

Upcoming
Forza Horizon 6 acura chasing massive mech in mech my day showcase event
Best Xbox Series X games: The 29 greatest Xbox games to play in 2026

By Josh West Last updated

Best List From Elden Ring to Forza Horizon 6, here are the best Xbox Series X games to play today

Best List
A dragonborn druid, Gale, Karlach, and Astarion carry torches in Baldur's Gate 3 as they venture through the shadow-cursed lands
The 25 best co-op games you can play in 2026, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Helldivers 2

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Best List Looking for something to play with your friends? Explore our pick of the best co-op games you can play right now in 2026

Best List
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The best Yakuza games, ranked

By Dom Peppiatt Last updated

Best List A list of the 10 best Yakuza games of all time, ranked for your next gaming session

Best List
Boomer the dog companion in Far Cry 5 carries a rifle in his mouth to the protagonist as a woman with a wielding a bad chases after him
The 10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked

By David Meikleham Last updated

Best List From Far Cry Instincts to Far Cry 6, here's our definitive ranking of the best Far Cry games we've seen in Ubisoft's FPS series

Best List
A trainer looking out at the ocean during the trailer for Pokemon Winds and Waves
Pokemon Winds and Waves: Everything we know about the next Pokemon games so far

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Guide Pokemon Winds and Waves is coming in 2027, so here's everything you need to know about Pokemon Gen 10 heading to the Switch 2

Guide
Helldivers 2 PS5 screenshot
The 25 best online games to play in 2026

By Kevin Scully Last updated

Best List From Fortnite to Helldivers 2, here's our pick of the best online multiplayer games that'll let you go head-to-head with friends and strangers alike

Best List
Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe
Assassin's Creed Hexe: Everything you need to know about the new flagship AC game

By Josh West Last updated

Guide Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe leaks have the rumor mill abuzz as Ubisoft hint at a potential release window

Guide
Best single player games: Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2.
The 25 best single-player games to play in 2026

By Alex Avard, Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Best List The best single-player games to play right now, from Red Dead Redemption 2 to 007 First light

Best List
Best anime games: Oliver and Drippy looking at a book during the game Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.
The 20 best anime games of all time

By Jordan Gerblick, Marloes Valentina Stella Last updated

Best List From Genshin Impact to Dragon Ball FighterZ, here are the 20 best anime games to play right now

Best List
Edward Kenway takes a bottle of rum from another pirate who sits on the sandy shore, and a ship can be see on the horizon in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Black Flag Resynced's is here and these 6 games are letting me live out my best pirate life

By Heather Wald Published

Best List Get ready to dive into some swashbuckling adventures with my pick of the best pirate games

Best List
A screenshot of the upcoming PC game, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
A complete Black Flag Resynced guide to help you beat the game and get 100% completion

By Will Sawyer Last updated

Guide Here are all of our AC Black Flag Resynced guides laid out in one place

Guide
Steam Summer Sale 2026 banner image showing a chicken fishing by the ocean with the dates June 25 - July 9 at 10am PT
I've spent 5 hours diving into the Steam Summer Sale with our features editor, and these are the 11 best games on discount I'd recommend

By Heather Wald Last updated

Best List From the Witcher 3 to Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, here are best Steam Summer sale games for 2026 that we saw

Best List
Best Assassin's Creed protagonists: A collection of several of the heroes in the Assassin's Creed games edited together.
Ranking the best Assassin's Creed protagonists of all time

By Joe Chivers Last updated

Best List Before you play Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, here are the best Assassin's Creed protagonists we've met so far

Best List
Assassin's Creed Shadows cinematic screenshot
Best Assassin's Creed games, ranked from worst to best

By Louise Blain Last updated

Best List Ranking all the best Assassin's Creed games in 2026, from the original Assassin's Creed to Assassin's Creed Shadows

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Assassin's Creed games in order: All of the current Assassin's Creed protagonists on a misty white background.
How to play the Assassin's Creed games in order: chronological and release date

By Fran Ruiz Last updated

Guide Here's all the Assassin's Creed games in order of release and chronologically, according to the updated timeline

Guide
Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe reveal screenshot.
Upcoming Assassin's Creed games: Every new Assassin's Creed game in development

By Josh West Last updated

Upcoming All of the upcoming Assassin's Creed games on the way, from Assassin's Creed Hexe to Assassin's Creed Jade

Upcoming
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced key art showing protagonist Edward Kenway pointing dual wielding pistols
10 games like Assassin's Creed to take a leap of faith on

By Jordan Oloman Last updated

Best List Here are the best games like Assassin's Creed to play right now after finishing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Best List
Forza Horizon 6 gameplay shows drivers speeding out of the Horizon Festival in Japan in sports cars
Best Xbox exclusives you need to own

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Best List Ranking the best Xbox exclusives to play right now, from Fable 2 to Gears 5

Best List
Marvel's Blade concept art by Sergey Kolesov and Jean-Luc Monnet showing Blade overlooking a quarantined Paris at night
Marvel's Blade: Everything we know so far

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Guide Marvel's Blade is a new action-adventure coming from Arkane, the makers behind Dishonored and Deathloop

Guide
A picture of a Nintendo 3DS console next to several of the best 3DS games and Nintendo cards.
The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all time

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Best List Exploring the best Nintendo 3DS games to celebrate the beloved handheld's finest moments, from Kirby to Phoenix Wright

Best List
The Sims 4 screenshot of the Enchanted by Nature expansion pack which shows a fairy in a yellow outfit and other mythical creatures standing underneath trees
The best Sims 4 expansion packs to buy right now in 2026

By Emma-Jane Betts, Rachel Weber Last updated

Best List To celebrate the release of the Royalty & Legacy Expansion pack, here are the best Sims 4 expansion packs to play right now

Best List
Leon Kennedy stands before some dilapidated wall in Resident Evil Requiem
I wish Capcom wasn't joking, because I seriously want to play a cozy Leon Kennedy life sim

By Heather Wald Published

Opinion Opinion | Make a Resident Evil life sim for the scaredy cats, Capcom

Opinion
Edward Kenway standing on a ship addressing his crew and rallying them as he lifts a weapon in the air in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Get ready to set sail with these 6 games to play before Assassin's Creed Black Flag

By Heather Wald Published

Features Weigh anchor and find your sea legs with these games to play before Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

Features
A snow scene in Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 with soldiers moving forward, aircraft exploding in the background
10 Best Call of Duty Games of All-Time

By Sam Loveridge Last updated

Best List Here's how we rank the best Call of Duty games ever in 2026, from Black Ops 6 to Modern Warfare 2

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