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 freelancer 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
![Star Wars Outlaws: Kay and Nix take cover as an enemy droid approaches](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4XzPdfCs2aaoqBZPdKJ9KE-320-80.jpg)
How Massive crafted Kay and Nix's story in Star Wars Outlaws: "What would it be like for any of us to meet Jabba the Hutt for the first time?"
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | Exploring the making of a scoundrel story in Star Wars Outlaws with Massive Entertainment
![Best PS5 games: Screenshots from Horizon Forbidden West running on PS5.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/84CvByk739yh2zzP6bZZm8-320-80.jpg)
Best PS5 games to play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best list Take full advantage of your console in 2024 with this list of the 25 best PS5 games
![Star Wars Outlaws: Kay Vess and Nix look out over wreck with crystal-like amberine](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HjHELhujzQFMim4YEdg2Sg-320-80.jpg)
The Star Wars universe has a new moon – how Ubisoft's Massive made Toshara for Star Wars Outlaws, "a true haven for the outlaws and the underworld"
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | Star Wars Outlaws introduces a new moon, here's five things I learned about the world
![Best FPS games: A screenshot of the Doom Slayer shooting a Cyberdemon in the game Doom Eternal.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVvZAjFJjf8h4iLWVBU4kS-320-80.jpg)
The 25 best FPS games you can play right now
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best list From Apex Legends to Valorant, here are the best FPS games to play today
![Best city building games: A screenshot of a residential zone in the game Cities Skylines.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iWioFUhCSxzajzHKWZm4FH-320-80.jpg)
The 15 best city building games to play today
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature From Frostpunk to Aven Colony, here's our list of the best city building games that will have you reaching for the skies
![Games like GTA: A man holding a gun and woman holding a bat in key art for Grand Theft Auto.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B3p3ndkrwg2F8LFBb3mhiF-320-80.jpg)
10 games like GTA you need to play while waiting for GTA 6
By Iain Wilson last updated
Feature Games like GTA: Whether it's the fast cars or the loaded guns you love, here's everything you need to check out
![Star Wars Outlaws: The Trailblazer ship flies towards the planet of Tatooine](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N9V4v9rhbV8AhSSqf5uRNo-320-80.jpg)
The making of Star Wars Outlaws' galaxy: "We instantly realized that the true Star Wars open-world experience needs to go beyond planet surfaces"
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | How Massive decided on the five planets that make up the open-world of Star Wars Outlaws
![Fallout 5: A picture of Vault Boy giving a thumbs up in front of a closed vault from the Fallout games.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8vCdfnjKzGNjCtsGaphGh-320-80.jpg)
Fallout 5: Everything we know so far, and what we hope to see
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Bethesda remains rather quiet about Fallout 5, but we know that it's on its way
![The best Nintendo Switch Games with the Nintendo Switch overlaid.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DAFPc2kL5EtjWQV6Ft9MP7-320-80.jpg)
Best Nintendo Switch games to play right now
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature Here are the 25 best Nintendo Switch games you should be playing, from Super Mario Odyssey to Minecraft
![Star Wars Outlaws](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KA2stYb6RxZXkKgmyTpytK-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws: The Big Preview
By Josh West published
Big Preview This month we are diving into Star Wars Outlaws, the highly-anticipated open-world Star Wars game from Massive Entertainment
![Star Wars Outlaws screenshot showing Key Vess and Nix navigating a large warehouse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7m94fcrQhSEEktTA2EyRAT-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws' directors discuss the technical demands of its seamless open world: "There's a reason why very few games do this"
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
News "It's a fantasy fulfilment we're very proud of"
![Star Wars Outlaws Big Preview: Kay and Nix set out across a desert moon world on a speeder](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y9zQWzqHSpT43U8CprGpbK-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars Outlaws is one of the most ambitious open-world games of 2024, and it was inspired by a single sentence
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | I visited the Massive studio in Malmo, Sweden for a behind-the-scenes look at Star Wars Outlaws, from its inception to its open-world ambitions, and more
![Life by You](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3xhyFUPeaudq7ubCue844e-320-80.jpg)
Life by You cancelation and everything we know about Paradox's life sim
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature Sims competitor Life by You has been canceled as of June 17, 2024
![Hollow Knight: Silksong](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FhHQfMSTDkoTGBVxtucmtY-320-80.jpg)
Hollow Knight Silksong: Everything we know so far
By Hirun Cryer last updated
Feature There's still time for Hollow Knight: Silksong to surprise us this year
![A picture of a Nintendo 3DS console next to several of the best 3DS games and Nintendo cards.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kKPbePEnGNgUiUbFd5yDVM-320-80.jpg)
The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List With this list of the best 3DS games, you'll never be bored of Nintendo's finest handheld
![Marvel's Wolverine](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qM5iAJJdEejLLmBmjAa4ck-320-80.jpg)
Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Feature Upcoming PS5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine is currently in development at Insomniac Games
![Two chefs cooking on a boat with a seagull watching in the Nintendo Switch game Overcooked 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmjPfNtRzwqH5mzmKNL6Gk-320-80.jpg)
Best two-player Switch games that let you team up with a friend or family member
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature The best two-player Switch games for multiplayer mayhem
![Star Wars Outlaws main characters ND-5, Kay Vess, and Nix standing next to each other](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6zn3sZNUYRVrjdRrGNsq4i-320-80.jpeg)
Upcoming Star Wars games: Every new Star Wars game announced so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature These upcoming Star Wars games from various acclaimed developers are coming soon to a galaxy near you
![Dragon Age: The Veilguard](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6mYytU4J6z7Y8c5Wj8Fq3k-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age The Veilguard: Everything you need to know
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature BioWare's long-awaited Dragon Age 4, officially titled Dragon Age The Veilguard is finally on the way
![10 games like The Sims](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWkhYVqzmmqQfLAUsaoczT-320-80.jpg)
10 games like The Sims 4 that will let you live a virtual life
By Heather Wald last updated
Feature Games like The Sims 4 that will have you meddling and matchmaking
![Life is Strange: Double Exposure screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7NeQyKk5dJLuer6yMeyXFo-320-80.jpg)
Life is Strange Double Exposure - everything we know so far about Max Caulfield's return
By Heather Wald published
News Everything we know so far about Life is Strange Double Exposure from Deck Nine Games
![Dragon Age The Veilguard interview](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2AkRAFnqZ49MsakyAsKuHA-320-80.jpg)
I saw Dragon Age: The Veilguard up close and spoke to BioWare: Here are the 5 coolest details, including the best character creator the studio's ever put in an RPG
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | Diving into Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay with creative director John Epler
![Assassin's Creed Shadows](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fnb3JP5zVvceZNaHBDJdEh-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Shadows will let you play most of the RPG as one protagonist, as Ubisoft says "we're not really strong-arming anyone to switch back"
By Hirun Cryer published
News You can switch between Naoe and Yasuke as often or as little as you like