Oh I have a maybe strange choice.

Classic Tetris. When those blocks start to fall faster and playing on high risk to get the best score. Getting a Tetris (4 row) on a higher level feels really satisfying.

Gotta agree with the guy who said metroidvanias


Ori, Hollow Knight, Metroid Dread, Deadcells, Dandara, Bloodstained are all dopamine rush games for me

Also, not a Metroidvania but Hades is pure dopamine blasts. Only a game like that to make you spend 20 hours playing the fucking same levels again and again until you beat them

Not a odd choice at all. this was perhaps the original dopamine blast game. Tetris effect takes it even further and adds the music and light show. So satisfying to get multiple tetris' in that game as it speeds up and the heart starts pumping faster while your sucking up all the dopamine. 

Have you tried Ender LIlies: The knight quietus? 

YES. It’s great. Sort of a mixture between a Metroidvania and Souls-like — although it’s rather forgiving.

Please feel free the check out my review: https://www.vgchartz.com/article/449606/ender-lilies-quietus-of-the-knights-ns/

Shenmue

Strider 2

VanQuish. The best playing TPS ever made. (I like gears a lot as well so don't fret) 

make me happy playing them

Mario 64 is another.

Bulk Slash my favorite SEGA Saturn game. Name more later.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Especially the remake of 1-2. The games handle really well, and putting together combos / massive scores, and levelling up your stats is very satisfying.

Cruis'n Blast

Any SSX game

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1 + 2

Any Mario Kart

Bioshock

And an odd choice perhaps but I liked the first Red Steel a lot, it kept my blood pumping. But only the shooting parts.

SSX is a perfect example. Tony hawk Proskater 1 and 2 also as long as you learn how to keep the trick chain going. 

Hah, you read my mind.