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

Upcoming RPGs for 2026 and beyond
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming From Blood of the Dawnwalker to Fable, here all of the biggest upcoming RPGs coming in 2026

Upcoming Switch 2 games: New Nintendo Switch 2 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming All the new Nintendo Switch 2 games heading our way in 2026, from Pokemon Pokopia to The Duskbloods

Upcoming horror games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From Resident Fatal Frame 2 to Silent Hill Townfall, these are the upcoming horror games coming in 2026 to look out for

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming From Resident Evil Requiem to Marathon, here are the biggest new PC games for February and the rest of 2026

Upcoming Switch games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here are all the upcoming Switch games coming in 2026 and beyond

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

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Get ready for the biggest upcoming Xbox Series X games heading your way in 2026 (and beyond)

New games 2026 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the biggest new game releases in 2026 across all platforms

Upcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here's every new PS5 game for 2026 and beyond that you need to have on your radar, from exclusives like Marvel's Wolverine to AAA titans like GTA 6

Pokemon Champions: Everything you need to know ahead of the Nintendo game's release
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Guide Be the very best in Pokemon Champions, a new PvP experience from The Pokemon Works that's coming this April

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

Marathon: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Bungie's new extraction shooter Marathon is landing this March, here's everything you need to know

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

The 25 best N64 games of all time
By Darran Jones last updated
Best List Looking back on the best N64 games in 2026 and explore the releases that defined the classic console, from Paper Mario to Banjo Kazooie

Upcoming indie games for 2026 and beyond
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming The most exciting upcoming indie games that should be on your radar

Pokemon Pokopia: Everything we know about the Pokemon game that looks a lot like Animal Crossing
By Andrew Brown last updated
Guide We have a Pokemon Pokopia release date, so here's everything you need to know ahead of humanoid Ditto's big adventure on the Switch 2

Upcoming Marvel games, from the new Iron Man game to Marvel's Wolverine
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming With some exciting upcoming Marvel games in store for 2026 and beyond, here's a breakdown of each and every one!

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