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I always vouch for Mario Party and Mario Kart (emulation), but I'm super biased. They're easy to start up and play on a whim. I also find that some Mario Party minigames can be a good learning experience about colors, numbers and problem solving.
Overcooked is also a fun game too. I also heard good things about Lego Star Wars.
Edit: Do you have a specific genre that you and your kids enjoy?
My best memories were when my dad would take time out of his schedule to play a multi-player games with me.
I have an 7 year old that got really into two player Stardew Valley which works in two ways because I told him if he wants to know what they are saying he will have to sound out the dialogue for himself.
I was gonna mention Stardew valley! But it can be slow paced at times, albeit I haven't played in ages so that's probably changed lol
Great way of getting him to practice his reading!
So far we're still figuring that out; we've tried some, but up until now they've done drag/drop tablet games, and I'd like to get them into something with a little more depth (and a little less overtly manipulative). Getting used to keyboard/mouse controls has been surprisingly hard (even more than I expected), but they're interested in trying.
I know most PC gamers hate the idea, but gamepads seem pretty usable for kids. Xbox and ps5 gamepads work great on pc.