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 Digimon games of all time, ranked
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Best List Following Digimon Story: Time Stranger, we rank the best Digimon games you could play right now

The best 4X games to play on PC and console right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List From Civilization to Stellaris, these are the 20 best 4X games to pick up and play today.

Light No Fire: Everything you need to know about Hello Games' new open-world adventure
By Josh West last updated
Guide Light No Fire is an Earth-size upcoming adventure game where you'll explore, build, and survive a true open world together

The Duskbloods: Everything you need to know about FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive
By Andrew Brown last updated
Guide FromSoft's upcoming PvP game The Duskbloods is a Switch 2 exclusive with plenty of bite

Pokemon Winds and Waves: Everything we know about the next Pokemon game so far
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Pokemon Winds and Waves just got revealed, so here's everything you need to know about Pokemon Gen 10 heading to the Switch 2

The best free Switch games available right now in 2026
By Louise Blain last updated
Best List The 10 best free Nintendo Switch games you can enjoy without paying

The 10 best games like Pokemon for the discerning trainer
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Has Pokemon Pokopia made you want to catch them all? Well, why not try out the critters on this list of the best games like Pokemon?

The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Exploring the best Nintendo 3DS games to celebrate the beloved handheld's finest moments, from Kirby to Phoenix Wright

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 Hades 2 to Donkey Kong Bananza

The best Pokemon games, ranked from worst to best
By Heather Wald last updated
Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon games to play in 2026

The ultimate Pokemon Pokopia guide for restoring the world around you
By Danielle Rose last updated
Guide Now we've found our way to Pokopia, we've got all the information you need to restore the world and help the local Pokemon thrive

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

Pokemon Winds and Waves continues a sentimental tradition I've had for 27 years, and it still sets the RPG series apart
By Heather Wald published
Opinion Opinion | Gotta share 'em all

Ark 2: Everything you need to know about Studio Wildcard's sequel
By Josh West last updated
Guide After years of waiting, Ark 2 finally has a new release window to keep an eye on

Kingdom Hearts 4: Everything we know so far
By Hope Bellingham last updated
Guide Missing Link has been axed, so Kingdom Hearts 4 seems to be Square Enix's sole focus right now

Pokemon Winds and Waves region: everything we know so far about the map and setting
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide The new map and region for Gen 10 will bring us to an open-world made up of islands and a vast ocean

I've been writing about new indie games for years, and these are the 10 best Steam Next Fest demos to play this weekend
By Heather Wald published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Get stuck into some indie goodness this weekend with our pick of the best Steam Next demos for February 2026

The 10 best survival horror games to test your endurance skills
By Alysia Judge last updated
Best list Here's the top 10 best survival horror games of all time, from Alan Wake 2 to Resident Evil and more.

The complete Resident Evil Requiem guide for making it back to Raccoon City
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Guide Now Resident Evil Requiem is here, all our questions are being answered, and we can help you get to them quicker

The 25 best horror games worth playing in 2026
By Leon Hurley last updated
Best List The list of the best horror games to play right now in 2026, from Resident Evil Requiem to Alien Isolation

10 games like Resident Evil to scare you silly in 2026
By Joseph Yaden last updated
Best List These games like Resident Evil are to bring you more survival horror thrills in 2026, from Silent Hill 2 to Signalis

The 10 best Spider-Man games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List Here's our ranking of the best Spider-Man games, including Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac

The 20 best classic PC games everyone needs to try in 2026
By Shabana Arif last updated
Best List Throw it back with the best classic PC games in 2026, from Half-Life 2 to Doom
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