The last retro style game I really enjoyed was Enter the Gungeon. It's more or less an upgraded Binding of Isac in which you go room to room, shooting at enemies. Every level has a boss and chests with random loot, meaning the game will typically vary quite a bit between plays due to differences in the items you get. So it's a roguelike. It's hard, at least at first, so you play as far as you can get and your efforts unlock more weapons / powerups to make subsequent plays a little easier on average.
Right now I'm playing Moonlighter, another dungeon roguelike. In this game, you man your store at day and then go into dungeons at night to find stuff to sell in your store and get you better gear. It feels clunky compared to Gungeon and is not as fun, but still a very pleasant game that'll easily keep you at it for hours.
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