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 25 best RPGs worth playing in 2026
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Ranking the best RPGs, from Mass Effect 2 to Baldur's Gate 3

The 10 best Star Wars games to play in 2026
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 GameCube games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Looking to reflect back on the best GameCube games in 2026? This list is here to help

25 Best Wii Games of All Time, Ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Super Mario Galaxy 2 to Wii Sports Resort, discover our ranking of the best Wii games of all time

5 years on, I still think about Mass Effect Legendary Edition's symbolic first trailer
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | Mass Effect Legendary Edition's reveal trailer proves why remasters are still vital

Project Mara: Everything we know so far about Ninja Theory's experimental horror game
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Guide Ninja Theory is striving to deliver experimental horror in a photorealistic setting in its next Xbox exclusive

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 – Everything we know about the new RTS game
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Mark your calendars, because Dawn of War 4 is coming in 2026 to deliver a super serving of RTS goodness

The 25 best PS Vita games of all time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List From Mortal Kombat to Hotline Miami, these are the best PS Vita games that helped transform Sony's powerhouse of a portable console

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic – Everything we know so far about the new Star Wars RPG
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Everything you need to know about Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, the spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic

The 25 best video game stories of all-time
By David Meikleham last updated
Best List The best video game stories to explore in 2026, from Mass Effect 2's intergalactic soap opera to Red Dead Redemption 2's Western epic

Project Rene: Everything we know about the future of The Sims
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Project Rene won't be a traditional Sims 5 game, and it isn't replacing The Sims 4 either

Best local multiplayer Switch games to play in 2026
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
Best List Remember to tighten the straps on your Joy-Cons before playing the best local multiplayer Switch games

The 10 best zombie games that will munch your brain
By Connor Sheridan last updated
Best List Read our ranking of the best zombie games of all time, from Dying Light to Resident Evil and beyond.

The 15 best simulator games to play in 2026
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List From Two Point Museum to Microsoft Flight Simulator, here's the best simulator and sim games to play in 2026

25 Best free PC games to play in 2026
By Ali Jones last updated
Best list From 2XKO to Fortnite, the best free PC games of 2026 offer huge experiences in exchange for absolutely nothing

The best games to play on a laptop in 2026
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Best List Read our list of the very best laptop games to play in 2026, where we've taken portability and performance into consideration

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

The 15 best city building games to play in 2026
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List From Frostpunk 2 to Manor Lords, here's our list of the best city building games that will have you reaching for the skies

Studio head behind Fable reboot and Forza Horizon says "there are lots of commonalities" between racing games and RPGs
By George Young published
News "But there are lots and lots of points of divergence as well"

Hideo Kojima's OD: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide The latest OD news and updates from Hideo Kojima as we await more on the upcoming horror "experience"

The best Silent Hill games of all time, ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best List Ranking all the best Silent Hill games of all time that are worth playing before Silent Hill: Townfall drops

Fable "nicked" The Office's mockumentary-style interviews: "A lot of people assume we just did that for those trailers"
By Kaan Serin published
News "I've never seen it in games before, but it allows you a way to really neatly tell a joke or drop a little bit of character detail"

Fable doesn't have morphing and fans are divided: "It's what helped set Fable apart from other Middle Ages Western RPGs"
By Kaan Serin published
News Say goodbye to those devil horns and angelic halos
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