I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I landed my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.
Latest articles by Heather Wald

The 25 best Sonic games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List From classics to modern takes, the best Sonic games showcase the blue hedgehog's most memorable antics

Dying Light: The Beast – Everything you need to know
By Hirun Cryer, Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Guide Dying Light: The Beast is here, so this guide offers everything that you need to know about Techland's new survival-action horrorfest before you make any purchases

The 25 best strategy games to play in 2025
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your victory in the best strategy games of all time, from XCOM 2 to Into the Breach

30 Best PS4 games to play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List The best PS4 games you can play right now, from God of War to Spider-Man and everything in between

Skate 4 trailer, Early Access release, and everything else we know
By Josh West last updated
Guide Skate, aka Skate 4, is currently out in Early Access from developer Full Circle, and here's everything we know right now, from gameplay details to news.

Borderlands 4 is out now, so I'm looking back on the 5 best Gearbox games
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Best List From Risk of Rain to Brothers in Arms, here are the best Gearbox games to play if you're holding out on Borderlands 4

The best Borderlands games, ranked
By Alex Avard last updated
Best List Get ready for Borderlands 4 with the best Borderlands games, ranked by how much we love them

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

Borderlands 4: Everything you need to know about Gearbox's latest looter shooter
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Borderlands 4 is here on PC and consoles, with the Switch 2 debut coming in October

Perfect Dark: Everything we know about the canceled Xbox exclusive
By Josh West last updated
Guide The Perfect Dark reboot from The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics was canceled in 2025

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

Ark 2: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide With "late 2024" now in the rearview mirror, we're sorry to report that there is no updated Ark 2 release date in sight

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

Hollow Knight Silksong: Everything we know so far
By Hirun Cryer last updated
Guide Hollow Knight Silksong is out now, officially

We asked Obsidian about romance in The Outer Worlds 2, and now I'm a little hopeful the RPG may follow Avowed's example: "It truly does need to be something that's organic"
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | "If it [romance] naturally kind of came up as a thing, sure, maybe we could talk about that, but it wasn't a goal from the very beginning"

The 10 best dating sims to play right now
By Marloes Valentina Stella last updated
Best List From pigeons to anime outings, here are the best dating sims to get your heart racing

The 25 best co-op games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
List With the best co-op games, two heads are better than one

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 today

Out and About is a very cozy foraging adventure that's taking me back to my fish obsession in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
By Heather Wald published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Out and About is making me nerd out about plants

Just when I thought Kirby and the Forgotten Land couldn't get any better, Star-Crossed World on Switch 2 proved me wrong
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | One of my favorite Kirby games just got even better on Switch 2, with one of the best Mouthful Modes yet

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – Everything we know about the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is officially out now

Gamescom 2025 schedule: all of the showcases and biggest reveals
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Find a breakdown of all of the events, dates, and times, and some of the biggest reveals from the Gamescom 2025 schedule

Gears of War: Reloaded – Everything you need to know about the Gears of War remaster
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Gears of War: Reloaded brought back one Xbox's most iconic shooters, and it's out now now (on PS5 and PC, too)
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