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's "shades of gray approach to morality" directly ties into the RPG's living population
By Heather Wald published
Exclusive How Fable's approach to morality will shape some of the RPG's biggest choice and consequence innovations

Fable will let me romance nearly all of its 1000 NPCs "with a very few exceptions," Playground Games lead says
By Heather Wald published
News "You can talk to them, you can romance them, you can marry them. You can divorce them or be divorced by them"

Sorry, the Fable reboot doesn't feature a dog companion, Playground lead confirms
By Heather Wald published
News We won't be adventuring with a four-legged friend at our side in Fable

Fable isn't a sequel, Playground Games lead says, because "we needed to reboot the franchise" and "put our stamp on it"
By Heather Wald published
News "We needed to put our stamp on it and make it a Playground Fable game going forward"

How Fable's open world fantasy lets you meddle in the lives of over 1000 living NPCs
By Heather Wald published
Exclusive Big in 2026 | Fable is making a comeback after 16 years, and Playground Games' general manager Ralph Fulton takes GamesRadar+ through its most ambitious feature

Terminator Survivors: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide Your complete guide to the latest on the Terminator Survivors release date delay, trailer, and gameplay news

Best Xbox Series X games: The 25 greatest Xbox games to play in 2026
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Elden Ring to Gears 5, here are the best Xbox Series X games to play today

The best Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers have been our faves since day one
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Best List Best List | Putting our paws together to celebrate our Animal Crossing faves

The 25 best PS3 games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List The best PS3 games that you should go back and replay today, from Dark Souls to The Last of Us

The 25 best Nintendo Switch games to play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Buying Guide Here's the best Switch games of all time, from Pikmin 4 to Animal Crossing

15 Best games like Animal Crossing that are so wholesome it hurts
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List The best games like Animal Crossing for when you're sick of Tom Nook or just love Animal Crossing so much you want more

Marvel's Blade: Everything we know so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Slay it your way in Marvel's Blade, an upcoming Xbox Series X console exclusive from the makers of Deathloop

Hytale: Everything you need to know about the un-canceled sandbox RPG
By Jordan Oloman last updated
Guide Hytale has been reinstated after being canceled in June 2025, and it's out now in Early Access

The best Xbox One games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Here's our pick of the best Xbox One games of all-time that are still great to play in 2026

25 Best free Steam games you can play in 2026
By Ali Jones last updated
Best Save some pennies with the best free Steam games worth playing in 2025

The 25 best single-player games to play in 2026
By Alex Avard, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Best List Become a legend in the best single player games, from Arthur Morgan to Indiana Jones

Witchbrook: Everything we know so far about Chucklefish's magical new life sim
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Witchbrook is now coming in 2026, so here's everything else you need to know

Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager visits and invites
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Spend some more time with your villagers at home or round theirs in the latest update

Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games

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 Bethesda games: every game currently in the works
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming With few upcoming Bethesda games currently in development, here's a brief reminder of what to watch as 2026 rolls in

Upcoming PSVR 2 Games: New PlayStation VR2 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From exclusives to new ports, here are all the upcoming PSVR 2 games to watch out for

From Dispatch to Spilled and Peak, covering indie games every week in 2025 has been packed full of welcome surprise
By Heather Wald published
Year in Review Year in Review 2025 | The indie scene has delivered some of the most innovative and memorable releases

"Stay true to your gut": Indiana Jones and the Great Circle dev on making a successful adventure for such an iconic hero
By Heather Wald published
Year in Review Year in Review 2025 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle director shares some advice: "Don't doubt your creativity as game devs"
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