Latest articles by Heather Wald
Avowed and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 tap into the same thing that makes The Witcher 3 so compelling – and it's something I'm always looking for in RPGs
Now Playing Now Playing | The most memorable choices in RPGs aren't cut and dry
The 15 best Mario games of all time
Best List The best Mario games will keep you busy while we wait for the Mario Kart 9 Switch 2 announcement
Death Stranding 2: Everything we know so far
Guide Here's all the latest Death Stranding 2 news and updates from Hideo Kojima himself on the upcoming PS5-exclusive sequel
The 25 best Steam games for 2025
Best List Here are the very best Steam games to play in 2025, whether you love RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3, extraction shooters, or puzzle games.
I'm obsessed with Avowed's made-up curse words, which have a surprisingly practical purpose in the world of Eora
Now Playing Now Playing | The language of Avowed is bringing me right into The Living Lands
10 games like Stardew Valley that'll keep you working on the farm until the cows come home
Feature There are plenty of games like Stardew Valley if you're craving an immersive farming sim-meets-RPG experience
The best farming games to help you reap what you sow
Best List From Stardew Valley to Fields of Mistria, here are the 10 best farming games to play right now
The best Pokemon games, ranked from worst to best
Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon games to play right now
The 25 best co-op games of all time
List With the best co-op games, two heads are better than one
Haunted Chocolatier: Everything we know about the Stardew Valley creator's next game
Guide 2D pixel adventure Haunted Chocolatier is still at large in 2025, but there's plenty to sate your sweet tooth here in the meantime
10 games like Overwatch you'll want to squad up for
Feature If you want more than Overwatch 2, this list is for you
10 Games like Stray to adventure through when you're done with the cybercity
Best List Here are the 10 best games like Stray to try after you finish BlueTwelve's adventure
The 25 best roguelike games to play right now
Best List Settle down for one more round of the best roguelikes 2025 has to offer
Best Switch exclusives to make sure you have in your library
Best list From Breath of the Wild to Splatoon 3, these are the 15 best Switch exclusives to play right now
I'm terrible at the combat in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, so I'm beating the RPG as a medieval rizz master instead
Now Playing Now Playing | Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is becoming a test of how many fights I can talk my way out of
10 Games like PUBG to play if you need a new battle royale to conquer
Best List PUBG may have helped popularize the battle royale, but it isn't the only game in the genre worth your time
Some of Avowed's most memorable smaller instances are reminding me of the magic of Red Dead Redemption 2's random encounters
Now Playing Now Playing | Avowed's smaller unmarked instances make exploration so rewarding
The Blood of Dawnwalker: Everything we know so far
Guide The Blood of Dawnwalker looks to be the next big RPG so here's all the latest news and details about the upcoming vampire game
Assassin's Creed Shadows' Knowledge system sounds like it's tapping into what I loved most about Ghost of Tsushima
Opinion Opinion | Assassin's Creed Shadows' Knowledge system makes me hopeful the side activities will have added weight
Upcoming Switch games for 2025 and beyond
Upcoming While we wait for the Switch 2, these upcoming Nintendo Switch games should keep you company in 2025
10 Games like Skyrim that'll satisfy your need for adventure
Best List Here are the best games like Skyrim to play right now while we wait for The Elder Scrolls 6
The Sims meets Unpacking in this cozy Steam Next Fest demo that could easily have eaten up hours of my free time
News Whisper of The House is a supremely chill pixelated adventure about room decorating
10 Games like The Sims 4 that will let you live a virtual life
Best List Here are the best games like The Sims to play right now while we wait for inZOI
