How many chapters are in 007 First Light?

There are 17 chapters: 9 major missions and 8 shorter story interludes.

How long is 007 First Light to beat?

The main story takes around 20 hours across 17 chapters; full completion is closer to 30 hours.

Is 007 First Light open world?

No. It is a linear, story-driven action-adventure whose main missions open into Hitman-style stealth sandboxes, with no free-roam open world.

What is the longest mission in 007 First Light?

Wave of the Future, the Antarctica endgame, is the longest at about 1 hour 45 minutes.

Is there a 007 First Light walkthrough for PS5 and PC?

Yes. The same 17 chapters — 9 missions plus 8 interludes — and 92 collectibles appear on every platform, so this walkthrough applies on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC alike.

Guide

007 First Light Walkthrough

A chapter-by-chapter guide to IO Interactive's James Bond origin story. All 17 chapters in order — 9 gameplay missions plus 8 interludes — with lengths, collectible counts and per-mission guides.

Chapters17

Main missions9

Interludes8

Length~20 hours

007 First Light walkthrough — James Bond across all 17 chapters — © IO Interactive

At a glance

Campaign structure: 17 chapters, 9 missions

Chapters: 17
Structure: 9 missions + 8 interludes
Longest: Wave of the Future (1h45)
Collectibles: 92 total

Chapter list

All 17 chapters, in order

Story order with type, location, rough length and collectible count. Main-mission names link to their guide; more are published as we verify them.

#	Chapter	Type	Location	Length	Collectibles
1	Against the Odds	Mainmain	Iceland	13m	3–4
2	In His Majesty's Secret Service	Interludeinterlude	London	5m	0
3	The Needle's Eye	Interludeinterlude	Malta	30m	1
4	The Heart of the Matter	Interludeinterlude	—	8m	2
5	A New Home	Mainmain	Malta / London	15m	3–4
6	A Night Out	Interludeinterlude	London	23m	2
7	A Matter of Considerable Delicacy	Interludeinterlude	—	15m	3
8	All the Time in the World	Mainmain	Slovakia	57m	7–9
9	Out of the Ashes	Interludeinterlude	—	18m	1
10	The Past Never Dies	Mainmain	Mauritania	1h29m	11–12
11	Uninvited	Mainmain	London	1h15m	9–11
12	Knightfall	Mainmain	Webb Industries	1h23m	8–11
13	Going Old School	Interludeinterlude	—	17m	1
14	Time to Die	Mainmain	Vietnam	1h19m	9–10
15	Man of the Hour	Interludeinterlude	—	23m	3–4
16	Wave of the Future	Mainmain	Antarctica	1h45m	8–9
17	For England	Mainmain	London	1h23m	6–9

IO Interactive hasn't published an official chapter breakdown, so the 9+8 split here is our own. Collectible counts are shown as ranges where figures are still being confirmed (7 of 17 are finalised); lengths are approximate playtime estimates.

Field map

Locations across the campaign

Iceland

Ch.1 — a snowbound prologue operation.

Malta

Ch.3 / 5 — training and a scenic drive.

London

Ch.2 / 6 / 11 / 17 — MI6 home turf.

Slovakia

Ch.8 — a hotel surveillance job.

Mauritania

Ch.10 — tracking a framed rogue agent.

Vietnam

Ch.14 — a luxury resort intercept.

Webb Industries

Ch.12 — infiltrating the corporate HQ.

Antarctica

Ch.16 — the icy endgame observatory.

Walkthrough FAQ