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

Fable 4 key art cropped without logo featuring protagonist in middle ahead of castle with sword and magic
Fable: Everything you need to know about the RPG from Playground Games

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide All the latest news on the upcoming Fable RPG, from a reworked morality system to the Playground's reactive open world

Guide
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Who to help on the beach in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Who to help and team up with during the fight on the beach in FF7 Rebirth

Guide
Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2
25 best adventure games in 2026 to get swept up in

By Hannah Ryan Last updated

Best List Incredible journeys await in the best adventure games, whether it's Red Dead Redemption or God of War

Best List
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
How to bond in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and get a Gold Saucer Skywheel date

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Here's how bonds and romance options work in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to get a Gold Saucer Skywheel date

Guide
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Where to find all 10 Seventh Infantry units in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Find all Seventh Infantry units for your parade in FF7 Rebirth and earn the 7th Assemble trophy

Guide
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Cactuar
Where to find all the hidden cactuars in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Here's where you'll find four hidden cactuars you need to photograph in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Guide
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Which beachwear outfit to choose in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Here's which beachwear outfit to pick for Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith

Guide
Star Wars: Eclipse screenshots
Upcoming Star Wars games: Every new Star Wars game announced so far

By Heather Wald Last updated

Upcoming These upcoming Star Wars games from various acclaimed developers are coming soon to a galaxy near you

Upcoming
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth windmill
How to repair the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Grasslands windmill

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Repairing the Grasslands windmill settlement in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth requires some footwork

Guide
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
How to find and catch Piko the chocobo in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Here's how to find the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth chocobo Piko, and be the best wrangler

Guide
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Where to find refurbishment materials in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth for Johnny

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Find all 8 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth refurbishment materials for the Saga of the Seaside Inn quest

Guide
Control Resonant
Control Resonant: Everything we know about Control 2

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Guide Control Resonant is releasing in 2026, so here's a complete guide on all the latest news and details ahead of Control 2

Guide
Key art for Forza Horizon 6, cropped for a header image, showing two cars racing towards us with Tokyo, Mt Fuji, and sakura leaves behind them
Forza Horizon 6 guide for becoming a Festival Legend

By Will Sawyer Last updated

Guide Here's everything you need to know about Forza Horizon 6, including plenty of guides to help you race your way to the top

Guide
The 7 best DLCs to play before The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published

Best List From Mass Effect to Elden Ring, the best DLCs make video games feel complete

Best List
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet PS5 screenshot showing a Porche spaceship hovering outside the orbit of the planet Sempiria
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – Everything we know about the new Naughty Dog game

By Josh West Last updated

Guide All the latest Intergalactic news and updates from the developer of The Last of Us

Guide
A screenshot of James Bond in 007 First Light's reveal trailer.
007 First Light: Everything you need to know about IO Interactive's new Bond game

By Bradley Russell, Oscar Taylor-Kent Last updated

Guide 007 First Light is the James Bond origin story you've been waiting for and it's officially here on most platforms

Guide
Hades 2
The 25 best roguelike games to play right now

By James Bentley, Austin Wood Last updated

Best List Try, die, and try again in the best roguelikes to play right now, from Hades 2 to Blue Prince

Best List
The Blood of Dawnwalker protagonist up close
6 RPGs to watch at Summer Game Fest 2026

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Published

Road to SGF SGF Predictions | I'm expecting roleplaying games to steal the show this summer, and these are my top most-wanted titles of all

Road to SGF
Star Wars: Eclipse screenshot shows two lightsabers with an advancing army in the background
Star Wars Eclipse: Everything you need to know about Quantic Dream's new action adventure

By Josh West Last updated

Guide We're still awaiting more Star Wars Eclipse news as we usher in 2026

Guide
In Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Pink, Blue, and Green Yoshi stand together looking out over some foliage
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book review: "A charming platforming adventure driven by discovery and experimentation"

By Heather Wald Published

Review

Review
Forza Horizon 5 herding cats series 3 photography challenge
Best racing games to put you in pole position in 2026

By Justin Towell Last updated

Best List From kart racers to ultra-realistic sims, these are the best racing games you can play right now in 2026

Best List
Best Forza games - Forza Motorsport 7
The 11 Best Forza games of all-time, from Horizon to Motorsport

By Justin Towell Last updated

Best List Now that Forza Horizon 6 has arrived, we're here to rank the very best Forza games

Best List
GTA 6
Wildcard Wishlist: 14 games we're desperate to see at Summer Game Fest 2026

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson, Ali Jones, Heather Wald, Oscar Taylor-Kent, Anna Koselke, Emma-Jane Betts, Andrew Brown Published

Road to SGF SGF Predictions | From GTA 6 to Far Cry 7, we're daring to dream big ahead of Summer Game Fest

Road to SGF
The hero looking up at the blue sky with Erik in the background during a cutscene in the beginner friendly RPG Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
10 Best beginner RPGs for genre first-timers

By Heather Wald Published

Best List If you are new to the genre and want the best experiences, these are the top beginner RPGs to play right now

Best List
A woman in a underwater machine waving during the cinematic teaser for Subnautica 2.
Subnautica 2: Everything you need to know to dive into the new underwater survival game

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Guide Subnautica 2 has arrived in Early Access after being delayed, here's everything you need to know about the survival sequel!

Guide
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