{"id":1961597,"date":"2026-05-29T08:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1961597"},"modified":"2026-05-29T08:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:50:37","slug":"007-first-light-truly-earns-the-number-as-critical-acclaim-leads-to-impressive-sales-milestone-in-just-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1961597","title":{"rendered":"007 First Light truly &#8216;earns the number&#8217;, as critical acclaim leads to impressive sales milestone in just 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul 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href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a>&#8216;s Bond origin game 007 First Light has already reached an impressive milestone.<\/p>\n<p>In just 24 hours, 007 First Light has sold over 1.5m copies across platforms. That&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu82-2FZaHDPXczNtkXnOrUd1Rb6tqYOyiRY3hWHkAtaltO02fB1GBAlEgOcYCCf3TtVZw-3D-3DkDFG_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSasp7RrRFjAXRVqYMho4VqAOWHXVhbf6sBf-2Fhk7c7U3tFU5TgK16FrIvkMFK3D0uYe3joMujYwDADa9HroCGKfCS87ompp5hty4yxZdICSz4cdvAi6yvusCR-2FPDdt6Bf4LAsAjGLd9gR5u2E1iWJQ2z1cg-3D-3D\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu8-2BwBH6P-2BD0h6zezVdzONp27t6Tt-2FfYEzRI1-2FoDMnD7FOFacM-2B09Z4JFNVmXfrqMj7wWGmN2zhWs2LKdALfJ2J6E-3D07gt_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSaspa6InInCLAY-2F-2FXOD2sJT47ipr9tEm2dKETHCr6EA3AVO1kMRr8NXC-2BiLPE70c8-2Fp6zkY5jU2kbhXZiVhylLcSHsBQGhMbSZhAFqtTk0-2Fpnfwys-2FiviqSRl70-2FRdpeopONEOR-2B7-2FYgApT4-2B-2BkJeOFxgA-3D-3D\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>, and PC via <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu81-2BxBWpoO13W1-2FJkr1waHxqw8PuJZS6d-2Fae9YzJz2-2FDi0wtHGzSmdDIlSUVdu7weZw-3D-3DCzQe_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSaspPpkqmV-2F-2BA-2FJHD-2BAsfW-2BjHPoSdDPX6HFASNzNcAp8paoR2mtt6hA-2BgcTASKtYVuKhCpXnux-2Bgt9WO-2Brzchijmk2euypdEnReMzSpDUWzZSwXeSKBRkBFp80VzGYybC2iVueorW7-2B8G64MYwAa0Qk63g-3D-3D\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu8-2BfLGA-2Fig78GpTOZ4m6XMCdBoa6XNBkqG5EmOF89DchBIf0T1UkkMX6rj16Hiblwjw-3D-3DwM5Z_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSaspk-2BqSHFkURSIjKEqgOte1eXllRZrBbIrWQ4-2B9-2B7COoKRPDFWM2xUiRRBKKZfliM4RB1tFiXJkZkIc4vKY8Nvse0gEGivnG0224kK1Rtg9-2F7yjUUn7uIDC04X6PKmsLD2Vx9dAx1wrwgTImOlAZ6COJA-3D-3D\">Epic Games Store<\/a>. &#8220;Thank you for showing up to the launch of 007 First Light, for your overwhelming enthusiasm and for sharing your experience with the game,&#8221; the team wrote, sharing the news.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"007 First Light - Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DpfIFFt30HM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DpfIFFt30HM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">007 First Light &#8211; Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>007 First Light &#8211; Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpfIFFt30HM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it is currently unclear which platform 007 First Light has been most popular on, the game has reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/3768760\/charts\/\">peak concurrent player count of 68,477 on Steam<\/a>, with 32,511 Bonds currently playing.<\/p>\n<p>007 First Light is the first James Bond game in over a decade, and places players into the shoes of Patrick Gibson&#8217;s inexperienced and somewhat reckless agent. It mixes stealth and deduction based sections, similar to those seen in IOI&#8217;s Hitman series, with more action focused sequences. Oh, and this is a Bond game, so of course there are driving sections as well (I would like to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-may-be-an-original-story-but-you-might-have-missed-plenty-of-homages-to-the-bonds-that-came-before\">apologise for all the scuffs I have given the Aston Martin already<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image proclaiming 007 First Light has sold 1.5m copies in 24 hours\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-proclaiming-007-First-Light-has-sold-1.5m-copies-in-24-hours.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"image proclaiming 007 First Light has sold 1.5m copies in 24 hours\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image-proclaiming-007-First-Light-has-sold-1.5m-copies-in-24-hours.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>IOI<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Are you going to be playing 007 First Light this weekend? Or are you one of the many who are already? Or, if you are thinking about it, have you read our review? &#8220;007 First Light is less cerebral and replayable than IO&#8217;s World of Assassination trilogy, but makes up for it with excellent fistfights and oodles of charm,&#8221; Rick Lane wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-review\">awarding 007 First Light four stars<\/a>. And the good news is, there is more to come, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-replayability-tacsim-dlc\">IOI has significant post-release plans for 007 First Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are making your way through 007 First Light, but need a little extra hand, be sure to check out our guides. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-mission-3-walkthrough\">walkthrough of 007 First Light&#8217;s third mission to get you started<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a>&#8216;s Bond origin game 007 First Light has already reached an impressive milestone.<\/p>\n<p>In just 24 hours, 007 First Light has sold over 1.5m copies across platforms. That&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu82-2FZaHDPXczNtkXnOrUd1Rb6tqYOyiRY3hWHkAtaltO02fB1GBAlEgOcYCCf3TtVZw-3D-3DkDFG_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSasp7RrRFjAXRVqYMho4VqAOWHXVhbf6sBf-2Fhk7c7U3tFU5TgK16FrIvkMFK3D0uYe3joMujYwDADa9HroCGKfCS87ompp5hty4yxZdICSz4cdvAi6yvusCR-2FPDdt6Bf4LAsAjGLd9gR5u2E1iWJQ2z1cg-3D-3D\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu8-2BwBH6P-2BD0h6zezVdzONp27t6Tt-2FfYEzRI1-2FoDMnD7FOFacM-2B09Z4JFNVmXfrqMj7wWGmN2zhWs2LKdALfJ2J6E-3D07gt_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSaspa6InInCLAY-2F-2FXOD2sJT47ipr9tEm2dKETHCr6EA3AVO1kMRr8NXC-2BiLPE70c8-2Fp6zkY5jU2kbhXZiVhylLcSHsBQGhMbSZhAFqtTk0-2Fpnfwys-2FiviqSRl70-2FRdpeopONEOR-2B7-2FYgApT4-2B-2BkJeOFxgA-3D-3D\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>, and PC via <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu81-2BxBWpoO13W1-2FJkr1waHxqw8PuJZS6d-2Fae9YzJz2-2FDi0wtHGzSmdDIlSUVdu7weZw-3D-3DCzQe_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSaspPpkqmV-2F-2BA-2FJHD-2BAsfW-2BjHPoSdDPX6HFASNzNcAp8paoR2mtt6hA-2BgcTASKtYVuKhCpXnux-2Bgt9WO-2Brzchijmk2euypdEnReMzSpDUWzZSwXeSKBRkBFp80VzGYybC2iVueorW7-2B8G64MYwAa0Qk63g-3D-3D\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u15209703.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.ccgs6cDmqBRpWmPH-2B0gu8-2BfLGA-2Fig78GpTOZ4m6XMCdBoa6XNBkqG5EmOF89DchBIf0T1UkkMX6rj16Hiblwjw-3D-3DwM5Z_jT-2BhfyAi6VO92IjKZrRGiJOahEIoD7QgErrytVff-2BMz6sdZ5mfTOYLWxfFIdLUqKbZd74OyZDfYvPYK9Y0iyWGUU-2Bcr8-2F3uk7GdxFDpfyIP-2FJY2v9Weu5hLR-2B8uFPJIVqkLoqbDVHhhljJ-2FiVM6IqjunkmDXkO-2BevgN2MAGm4IXUseMD3bp-2BKkqsG0-2Bpp4w0CsmoO1RwFycx5GXoGqWJKAlohQZLyqgwdYMBzYkp5V2b-2BSA5GbUxLoT545sLlRXRkpxQ2XGwlFF9p-2FM8HKFxQRAWjaEfa0ldFGJ0ldTYQ9dqJh0wMMIgGNsstrqYM4xwy7x2h0vQGeedhWzRSImUfmY0NK2cgLPK34ZfzpkXkouDC0wGBNEMf0FUBZebSaspk-2BqSHFkURSIjKEqgOte1eXllRZrBbIrWQ4-2B9-2B7COoKRPDFWM2xUiRRBKKZfliM4RB1tFiXJkZkIc4vKY8Nvse0gEGivnG0224kK1Rtg9-2F7yjUUn7uIDC04X6PKmsLD2Vx9dAx1wrwgTImOlAZ6COJA-3D-3D\">Epic Games Store<\/a>. &#8220;Thank you for showing up to the launch of 007 First Light, for your overwhelming enthusiasm and for sharing your experience with the game,&#8221; the team wrote, sharing the news.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"007 First Light - Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DpfIFFt30HM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DpfIFFt30HM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">007 First Light &#8211; Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>007 First Light &#8211; Official Rules of Spycraft Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpfIFFt30HM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it is currently unclear which platform 007 First Light has been most popular on, the game has reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/3768760\/charts\/\">peak concurrent player count of 68,477 on Steam<\/a>, with 32,511 Bonds currently playing.<\/p>\n<p>007 First Light is the first James Bond game in over a decade, and places players into the shoes of Patrick Gibson&#8217;s inexperienced and somewhat reckless agent. It mixes stealth and deduction based sections, similar to those seen in IOI&#8217;s Hitman series, with more action focused sequences. Oh, and this is a Bond game, so of course there are driving sections as well (I would like to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-may-be-an-original-story-but-you-might-have-missed-plenty-of-homages-to-the-bonds-that-came-before\">apologise for all the scuffs I have given the Aston Martin already<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image proclaiming 007 First Light has sold 1.5m copies in 24 hours\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image-proclaiming-007-First-Light-has-sold-1.5m-copies-in-24-hours.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"image proclaiming 007 First Light has sold 1.5m copies in 24 hours\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image-proclaiming-007-First-Light-has-sold-1.5m-copies-in-24-hours.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>IOI<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Are you going to be playing 007 First Light this weekend? Or are you one of the many who are already? Or, if you are thinking about it, have you read our review? &#8220;007 First Light is less cerebral and replayable than IO&#8217;s World of Assassination trilogy, but makes up for it with excellent fistfights and oodles of charm,&#8221; Rick Lane wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-review\">awarding 007 First Light four stars<\/a>. And the good news is, there is more to come, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-replayability-tacsim-dlc\">IOI has significant post-release plans for 007 First Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are making your way through 007 First Light, but need a little extra hand, be sure to check out our guides. 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