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007 First Light

IO Interactive

2026•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 17 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredetectiveespionagemafia/gangstervehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA familiar shooter that is breakneck, larger-than-life and glossy. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

207 ratings

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About This Game

007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Players follow James Bond as a young, resourceful, and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training program and discover an origin story of the world's most famous spy.

Summary: IGDB

Story

During a retrieval operation in Iceland, trainee aircrewman James Bond becomes the sole survivor after both helicopters are shot down. His defiant rescue of captive scientists catches the attention of MI6, and he is recruited into the revitalized 00 program. After months of training, Bond's team is ambushed by a rogue agent's assassins in Slovakia, killing and wounding several recruits. Bond's investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving Sir Nicholas Webb, an AI pioneer whose quantum supercomputer THEIA has been making fatal errors that Webb is covering up through terrorism. When Webb...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDetectiveEspionageMafia/gangsterVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilGame/competitionRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

SpyShooting galleryBased on - bookExplosionParryingLicensed carsAgent

Where to play

Details

Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: IO Interactive
Released: 27 May 2026
Series: James Bond
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 14h rushed, 17h normally, 25h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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