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 best games like Battlefield you can play right now
By Joe Chivers last updated
Best List Here are the best games like Battlefield around right now

Little Nightmares 3: Everything you need to know about the horror game from Supermassive
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Little Nightmares 3 from Until Dawn developer Supermassive is finally here, so here's a complete guide on what you need to know before picking it up

The 10 best Battlefield games of all-time
By Alex Avard last updated
Best List No matter the theater of war you want to play in, the best Battlefield games have plenty to offer

Prime Day Kindle deals 2025: The last remaining offers from October's Big Deal Days
By Duncan Robertson last updated
Deals Prime Day Kindle deals are officially over, but here are the last remaining offers you need to know about if you're late to the party.

Prime Day monitor deals are still live, so you've still got a chance to grab display discounts
By Phil Hayton last updated
Deals Amazon Prime Day gaming monitor deals are still around, but now that Big Deal Days is over, you'll want to check out any remaining screen savings ASAP.

Prime Day board game deals are over, but a few discounts are still available
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Deals The GamesRadar+ team is here to find you all the best Prime Day board game deals once again

Upcoming Obsidian games: Every new Obsidian game in development
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming The list of upcoming Obsidian games is small but mighty, with The Outer Worlds 2 leading the charge

25 Best sci-fi games to travel into the future with
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best From aliens to time travel, the best sci-fi games will have you experiencing whole new worlds from the comfort of home

25 best adventure games to get swept up in right now
By Hannah Ryan last updated
Best List Explore the best adventure games to play in 2025 if you're craving a whole new world at your fingertips

Best Final Fantasy games of all-time
By Josh West last updated
Best List No matter which of the best Final Fantasy games you love the most, they're all in good company on this handy list

The 15 best Mario games of all time
By David Meikleham last updated
Best List The best Mario games will keep you busy while we wait for the Mario Kart World release date

10 Games like The Sims 4 that will let you live a virtual life
By Heather Wald, Miri Teixeira last updated
Best List Here are the best games like The Sims to play right now while we wait for inZOI's full release

Best open world games to play right now and completely forget real life exists
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Get lost in the best open world games to play now, from Cyberpunk 2077 to Red Dead Redemption

18 years after it initially released, I finally played Super Mario Galaxy for the first time on Switch 2, and I'm completely obsessed with one power up
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | I took my sweet time getting around to Super Mario Galaxy, and it couldn't bee any more charming

Ghost of Yotei: Everything you need to know about Ghost of Tsushima 2
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Ghost of Yotei has officially arrived, so here's everything you need to know about Sucker Punch's sequel

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's best side quest transformed the RPG into medieval LA Noire, and now I wish Henry could keep on solving crimes
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | Solving a serial murder case in Kuttenberg made me feel like a bonafide medieval detective

Best Switch exclusives to make sure you have in your library
By Matt Kamen last updated
Buying Guide From Breath of the Wild to Splatoon 3, these are the 15 best Switch exclusives to play right now

The best sports games you can play right now
By Ben Wilson last updated
Best List The best sports games - from the pitch to the digital dugout and beyond

Tiny Bookshop absolutely deserves its overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews, because I cannot stop playing this cozy management life sim
By Heather Wald published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Tiny Bookshop is letting me live out a lifelong fantasy

Forza Horizon 6 is the first game in the series set in Japan because Playground Games wanted to "do the country justice," and its Hot Wheels DLC helped that happen
By Kaan Serin published
News If you squint, there's basically no difference

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

Forza Horizon 6's Japan is even bigger than Forza Horizon 5's map, which itself was double the size of FH4, but the new setting is "also dense" with "always something around the corner"
By Kaan Serin published
News Tokyo City is also the series' largest urban area to date

Silent Hill f: Everything you need to know about the survival horror game
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide From Silent Hill f gameplay to guides, here's all the details on the horror game

Forza Horizon 6 devs worked "closely" with a cultural consultant to ensure they were being "authentic and respectful" with the racing game's Japan setting
By Catherine Lewis published
News Playground Games knows the Japan setting is "something that the fans have been wishing for" from the start of the series

Forza Horizon 6 is officially taking us to Japan in Playground Games' "biggest map yet": "We can only do Japan once and we want to do it right"
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | Forza Horizon 6 is coming in 2026, and we sat down with Playground Games to talk about its Japan setting
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