Malindy Hetfeld
Malindy is a freelance video games writer for outlets like Eurogamer, PLAY, PCGamer and Edge Magazine, who also occasionally works in game design consultation and localization. As a Japanese speaker, she enjoys Japanese pop culture and is always on the hunt for the next game from the Land of the Rising Sun. She also particularly enjoys narrative-focused games and cute indies, and always seeks to learn more about the business-side of the gaming industry.
Latest articles by Malindy Hetfeld
Best crafting games for the craftiest gamers among us
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Here are the 25 best crafting games to play right now, from Minecraft to Valheim!
The 25 best PC games to play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Features From Spider-Man to Hades 2, the best PC games offer immersive new worlds to explore and make your own
The best Persona games, ranked
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Features With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up
25 Best Steam games you can play right now
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Features The best Steam games will look and play like a dream on your PC
The 25 best Metroidvania games you can explore today
By Austin Wood, Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List Jump, slash, and shoot through the best Metroidvanias to play right now
The best 4X games to play on PC and console
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Best List When it comes to the best 4X games, only the grandest of strategies will do
25 Best sci-fi games to travel into the future with
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Features Only the best sci-fi games from one of the most popular genres of all time
Final Fantasy 16 guide and everything you need to know
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Tips, tricks, weapons, monsters and secrets - we've got everything you need for FFXVI.
Games like Undertale that subvert and surprise
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Features These games like Undertale will scratch that itch Toby Fox's game has been causing since 2015
10 games like Ghost of Tsushima for open-world explorers
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Features Get ready to travel far and wide with these games like Ghost of Tsushima
10 games like Final Fantasy you can play while we wait for FF16 and Rebirth
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Features Make the wait for Final Fantasy 16 a little easier with one of these excellent games like Final Fantasy
10 games like Civilization for every master strategist
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Features From Age of Wonders to Total War, here are the best games like Civilization to conquer next
Best RTS games to keep the turns coming
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Best list Tired of waiting for your turn? Try these best RTS games instead
XCOM 3 wishlist: What we'd love to see from a new XCOM game
By Malindy Hetfeld published
Features After its done with Marvel's Midnight Suns, here's what we'd like to see from a Firaxis developed XCOM 3
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