If you’re looking for an indie game that goes against the grain lately, Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean is worth keeping an eye on. This third-person action shooter developed by Malaysian indie team XenoAisam has players taking on the role of an elite Imingter agent, diving deep into underground labyrinths to take on hostile forces like Lanun and SPECTRE. The game blends anime-style characters, modern military shooting, and dungeon exploration — basically “pretty girls not holding magic wands today, but grabbing guns and running dungeons instead.”
Every Dungeon Run Could Have Different Maps and Weapons!
What makes Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean interesting is its procedural generation system. The dungeons randomly combine different map segments, meaning players might take different routes every time they head toward mission objectives. Weapons, Power-ups, and Loot all have RNG elements, with the devs noting over 56 Nano-plugin skills with random attributes to collect. Simply put, not only do enemies run around randomly — your equipment might even change personality every day!
Play Solo or Drag Friends Along to Die Together
The game supports single-player and two-player online co-op. Players can complete missions alone or bring friends into the underground network. Combat focuses on swarms of enemies, fast firefights, and mission objectives, while also offering character costumes and appearance customization so players can dress up the protagonist in different styles. For fans of Looter Shooters, third-person shooting, and procedural generation, this title has that indie game vibe — small but messy, throwing in everything but the kitchen sink.
Free to Play with Chinese Support
Most notably, Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean launched on Steam on August 13, 2026, and uses a Free to Play model. Steam currently has 989 reviews with an overall positive rate of around 80%, though recent 30-day reviews are “mixed.” So if you’re into anime-style third-person shooters mixed with RNG dungeon crawling, you can try it out for free right now. The game also supports Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Malay interfaces, which is pretty friendly for local players.