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

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

Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Latest Finally, we have a Marvel's Wolverine release window set for Insomniac's next big PS5 game

25 best shooters to play right now
By Josh West last updated
Features From Valorant to Fortnite, the best shooter games will have you racking up points and decimating your foes

10 games like Dying Light 2 to play once you're done with Techland's latest
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
Best List Apocalypses and untamed open worlds await in these games like Dying Light to try out before you pick up The Beast

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra – Everything we know so far about the upcoming superhero game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is a new Marvel game starring Captain America and Black Panther that's coming in 2026, here's everything you need to know

After 50 hours in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 I've finally succumbed to a life of crime, and the Legacy of the Forge DLC is entirely to blame
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | What's an honest blacksmith to do when so much groschen is needed?

Best Assassin's Creed games, ranked from worst to best
By Louise Blain last updated
Best List Ranking all the best Assassin's Creed games to play in 2025 now that Shadows has entered the mix

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

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

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

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 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
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