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007 First Light

Developer
IO Interactive
Publisher
IO Interactive
Released
27 May 2026
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£59.99

Platforms: PC

Genres: shooter , adventure

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

Best gaming PC for 007 First Light in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for 007 First Light today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by IO Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 / 11 / 64-BIT MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 / 11 / 64-BIT
CPU INTEL CORE i5 9500, AMD RYZEN 5 3500 INTEL CORE i5 13500, AMD RYZEN 5 7600
RAM 16 GB 16 GB
GPU NVIDIA GFORCE GTX 1660, AMD RX 5700, INTEL DISCRETE GPU EQUIVALENT NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 TI, AMD RX 6700 XT, INTEL DISCRETE GPU EQUIVALENT
Storage 80 GB 80 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run 007 First Light?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to INTEL CORE i5 13500, AMD RYZEN 5 7600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 TI, AMD RX 6700 XT, INTEL DISCRETE GPU EQUIVALENT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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