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

Best PC games 2026 banner images showing PC games Baldur's Gate 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Disco Elysium, and Mina the Hollower
The 30 best 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

Best List
Pokemon Gold and Silver
The best Pokemon games, ranked

By Heather Wald Last updated

Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon games to play right now

Best list
Avowed screenshot Xbox Series X
Xbox Game Studios list: Every studio Microsoft owns and what they are developing

By Josh West Last updated

Guide Here's a full breakdown of the Xbox Game Studios list in 2026

Guide
State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3: Everything we know so far

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide Here's all the latest State of Decay 3 development news and gameplay details on the zombie survival epic.

Guide
The title card for Forest 3 shown during The Game Awards
Forest 3: Everything we know so far about the upcoming survival horror game

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Guide The Forest 3 was just announced at The Game Awards, so here's all the latest news and details that you need to know about the new game

Guide
Key art for Marvel's Wolverine, with Logan on the right hand side - his claws are out against a yellow background
Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything you need to know about Insomniac's third-person action-adventure

By Will Sawyer Last updated

Guide Everything you need to know about Marvel's Wolverine

Guide
Best Switch 2 games banner image showing the GamesRadar+ logo in the center, with Switch 2 games Pokemon Pokopia, Star Fox, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade
The 20 best Switch 2 games to play in 2026

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Best List Explore the best Switch 2 games the new Nintendo handheld has to offer, from Star Fox to Donkey Kong Bananza

Best List
Resident Evil timeline - Resident Evil 4
The 10 best Resident Evil games of all time

By Josh West Last updated

Best List Discover the best Resident Evil games of all time, plucked from the survival horror series' 30-year legacy

Best List
A close-up of the poster for the upcoming game, Physint.
Physint: Everything you need to know about Hideo Kojima's new action espionage game

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Guide Kojima's new game Physint will "blur the lines between film and video game" according to the creator himself

Guide
Leda strums a guitar in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – Everything we know about the strategy game's Switch 2 debut

By Andrew Brown Last updated

Guide A complete guide to Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave before you pick it up on the Switch 2

Guide
Rayman, Barbara, and Grand Minimus appear perplexed in one of Rayman Legends Retold's new cutscenes
Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson Last updated

Upcoming The latest on all the upcoming Ubisoft games coming in 2026 and beyond, from a Rayman remake to Assassin's Creed Hexe

Upcoming
Spider-Man 2 PC
The 10 best superhero games that you should play today

By Josh West Last updated

Best List From Batman: Arkham to Marvel's Spider-Man 2, here's our pick of the best superhero games that you should play right now

Best List
God of War Laufey
PS5 exclusives: Every game released and confirmed so far

By Sam Loveridge, Heather Wald Last updated

Features Explore all of the PS5 exclusives right here as we make our way through 2026

Features
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra screenshot of Captain America facing off against Black Panther
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 2027 and beyond, here's a breakdown of each and every one!

Upcoming
Diablo 5 character concept art showing a mysterious figure with a cloaked hood, armor, and large wings
Diablo 5: Everything you need to know about the next era of Diablo

By Heather Wald Published

Guide Diablo 5 is officially in early development, and it's set to release in 2029

Guide
Key art for Persona 4 Revival showing the party of characters posing in a stack in front of a blue and yellow-tinted Inaba
Persona 4 Revival - Everything we know so far about the new Persona 4 remake

By Joe Chivers Last updated

Guide Excitement for Persona 4 Revival is reaching fever pitch as an age rating is given to the upcoming JRPG

Guide
Super Metroid
The best Metroid games of all time

By Josh West Last updated

Best List Our ultimate ranking of the 10 best Metroid games, from Metroid Prime 4: Beyond to Super Metroid

Best List
Screenshot of Kojima Productions' OD (Overdose) showing actor Sophia Lillis' disturbing Unreal Engine 5 screentest
All upcoming Hideo Kojima games: Everything in development at Kojima Productions

By Josh West Last updated

Upcoming From OD to Physint, there's no shortage of upcoming Hideo Kojima games heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X

Upcoming
Upcoming indie games for 2026 (and beyond) banner image showing indie games Toem 2, Grave Seasons, Spirit Crossing, and Over the Hill
Upcoming indie games for 2026 and beyond

By Heather Wald Last updated

Upcoming The most exciting upcoming indie games that should be on your radar in 2026

Upcoming
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild artwork of Link looking over his shoulder as he stands on a hilltop overlooking Hyrule
The best Zelda games of all time

By David Roberts Last updated

Best List From Majora's Mask to Tears of the Kingdom, here are the 10 best Zelda games to play right now

Best List
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake – Everything we know about the confirmed remake

By Andrew Brown Last updated

Guide A complete guide on everything that you need to know about the newly announced Ocarina of Time remake

Guide
The 10 best Game Boy Color games
The best Game Boy Color games of all time

By Graeme Mason Last updated

Best List The 10 best Game Boy Color games of all-time, from Pokemon to Donkey Kong

Best List
Michael Myers standing in a doorway during the trailer for Halloween: The Game.
Halloween: Everything you need to know about IllFonic's new horror game starring Michael Myers

By Emma-Jane Betts Last updated

Guide A complete guide on all the latest news and updates for the Halloween video game, IllFonic's upcoming horror title

Guide
Mass Effect 5: What appears to be Liara appearing in the first teaser for the Next Mass Effect game
Mass Effect 5: Everything we know so far about the new BioWare adventure

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide All the details on the new Mass Effect game - aka Mass Effect 5

Guide
BioShock 4: a screenshot of a Big Daddy and a Little Sister.
BioShock 4: Everything you need to know about the next BioShock game

By Heather Wald Last updated

Guide BioShock 4 news finally dropped last year, so here is all the latest updates and details that you need to know about the game while we wait for more

Guide
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