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

The 10 best BioWare games of all time
By Jess Kinghorn last updated
Feature Check out the best BioWare games to get stuck into before you play Dragon Age: The Veilguard

The 25 best PS1 games of all time
By Nick Thorpe last updated
Best List Let's wind back the years to look at the 25 best PS1 games from Sony's ground-breaking games console

The 10 best Star Wars games to play right now
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Star Wars Outlaws to The Old Republic, here's the best Star Wars games you should play right now

The 25 best free games you can play right now
By Connor Sheridan last updated
Best List Get your hands on the best free games across PC, Xbox, PS5, and Nintendo Switch

The best Steam Deck games to play right now
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Best List From Baldur's Gate 3 to Stardew Valley, these are the 10 best Steam Deck games to play right now

The 25 best DS games of all time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List From Mario Kart to Chrono Trigger, here's our list of the best DS games of all time

Best Saturn games of all time from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List The 25 best Sega Saturn games, from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga

Best PC games: The 25 greatest PC games to play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Put the best PC games to the test and make the most of your computer, no matter your genre of choice

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

The 20 best Switch indie games you should play right now
By Alysia Judge last updated
Best List The best Switch indie games are a bewitching bundle of monsters and magic

I spent 4 hours scouring the Steam Winter Sale with our expert brand director, these are the 10 best games I'd absolutely get
By Heather Wald published
Best List Here are the best Steam Winter Sale games of 2025 to snap up while the offers last

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

Death Stranding 1 ending explained and what it means
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Guide How does the Death Stranding Director's Cut end and what does it all mean?

Upcoming Assassin's Creed games: Every new Assassin's Creed game in development
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows has arrived, but there's still plenty of new Assassin's Creed games you need to watch out for

The best Fallout games, ranked
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Ranking the best Fallout games is an apocalyptic challenge - and we accept it

The best games like Fallout to jump into while we wait for Fallout 5
By Heather Wald last updated
Best list From Skyrim to Mad Max, here are the 10 best games like Fallout to play today

Upcoming Marvel games, from the new Iron Man game to Marvel's Wolverine
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming With some exciting upcoming Marvel games in store for 2026 and beyond, here's a breakdown of each and every one!

The Witcher 4 story director says Cyberpunk 2077 showcases his love of "inevitable mistakes" and "character flaws"
By George Young published
News We're excited to see what CD Projekt Red is cooking

The 25 best Steam games to play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Here are the very best Steam games to play right now, whether you love RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3, extraction shooters, or puzzle games.

The best free Switch games available right now
By Louise Blain last updated
Best List The 10 best free Nintendo Switch games you can enjoy without paying

The 10 best Games like Borderlands to play right now
By Jordan Oloman, Luke Kemp last updated
Best List From Helldivers 2 to Outriders, here are the best games like Borderlands to play today

The 25 best co-op games you can play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
List With the best co-op games, two heads are better than one

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
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