Heather Wald
I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelanc☂er before I landed my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.
Latest articles by Heather Wald
The 15 best Mario games of all time
Best List The best Mario games will kee🐷p you busy while we wait for the Mario Kart Wo𓆉rld release date
The best Pokemon games, ranked from worst to best
Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon gam༒es to play right now
The Best Metroid Games of All Time
Best List Ranking Samus Aran's greatest adventure wꦚith the 10 be🎃st Metroid games, from Metroid to Metroid Dread
The best free Switch games to play right now
Best List The 10 best free Nintendo Switch ♎games you can enjoy without paying
Best Switch exclusives to make sure you have in your library
Best list From Breath of the Wild to Splatoon 3, these are the 1ꦅ5 best Switౠch exclusives to play right now
The 25 best games on Game Pass for Xbox and PC
Best List Here are the best Xbox Game Pass games worth your time 🐼in 2025, from day-one releases to 360 throwbacks
Witchbrook's gameplay finally showed off the magical Stardew Valley-like life sim that's been 8 years in the making, and it was worth the wait
Opinion Opinion | It's been a long time since we had anཧ update on Witchbrook, but the showing during the Nintendo Direct enchanted me all over again
It took me over 20 hours to unlock Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a Kofun turned out to be the perfect training ground
Now Playing Now Playing | I completed a Kofun puzzle in Assassin's Cree🍎d Shadows that proved to be the best introduction to Yasuke
Upcoming CD Projekt Red games: From The Witcher 4 to Cyberpunk Orion
Upcoming With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty out the door, it's time 🐠to start getting excited about a new slate of Witcher games
Best PS5 games: The 25 greatest PlayStation 5 games ranked
Best list From Assassin's Creed Shadows to Hel🥃ldivers 2, here's the best PS5 games you need to play in 2025
Forget the hidden blade: if you're not yeeting enemies in Assassin's Creed Shadows, you're missing out
Now Playing Now Playing | I refuse to stop kicking opponents in 💙Assassin's Creed Shadows because it's♑ easily the best ability in the RPG
I've spent 20 hours in Assassin's Creed Shadows chasing drip and decor, and it's proving to be my biggest source of motivation in the RPG
Now Playing Now Playing | Snapping up the best armor, weapons, and ornaments is s🧜haping my open-wꦡorld approach in Assassin's Creed Shadows
The 20th Anniversary of the original God of War has me reflecting back on what the incredible reboot achieved 7 years ago
Opinion Opinion | The 20th anniversary🅷 of the original God of War got me looking back at my ow𒈔n introduction to the series in the 2018 reboot
Cabernet is the kind of vampire RPG I've been looking for since Masquerade Bloodlines, and I'm already plotting my next run 6 hours in
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Cabernet is the kind of vampire RPG I've been af𝔉ter, complete with a morality system and bloodsuc♔king powers
What to expect from Black Friday Pokemon card deals 2025
Deals Black Friday Pokemon card dꦅeals will be here before you know it, so we'v🤡e got advice on how to take advantage of them
Assassin's Creed Infinity: Everything you need to know about the Animus Hub
Guide The Assassin's Creed Animꦫus Hub is here in Assassin's 🏅Creed Shadows, here's everything it does
Ranking the best Assassin's Creed protagonists of all time
Best List Before you play Assassin's Creed Shadows, here are the be𝕴st Assassin's C☂reed protagonists ever made
10 Games like Assassin's Creed to take a leap of faith on
Best List Here are the best games like Assassin's Creed to play right no😼🐼w
Upcoming Assassin's Creed games: Every new Assassin's Creed game in development
Upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows has arrived, but there's still plenty of new Assassin's Creed g🤪ames you need to watch out for
PSA: Clear out your storage space, because Assassin's Creed Shadows' world is so pretty you'll be taking screenshots for days
Now Playing Now Playing | The world and weather of Assassin's Creed 𒐪Shadows pair perfectly ﷽with its photo mode
The 25 best PS3 games of all time
Best List The best PS3 games that you should go back and ♑replay 💧today, from Dark Souls to The Last of Us
Best Black Friday Xbox deals 2025: The best discounts to expect from this year's sale
Deals Bla🐼ck Friday Xbox deals are on their way again in 2025, and we've got all you can expect from this year's big sales event when November rolls around.
The best Game Boy Color games of all time
Best List The 10 best Game Boy Color games e🥀ver made if you want to relive the glory days, from Pokemon to Donkey Kong
