Streets of Rage 4
Edit: just saw that this is for playing with kids so maybe not a great one for that, sorry! I've had a blast with it playing with friends though.
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Streets of Rage 4
Edit: just saw that this is for playing with kids so maybe not a great one for that, sorry! I've had a blast with it playing with friends though.
Assault Android Cactus!
One of my favorite in-person MP games of all time is Towerfall Ascension. My family and I used to spend so much time laughing out loud while playing that game. So many ridiculous trick shots with all the power ups. I haven't tried it on Steam Deck, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, assuming you can get multiple controllers connected.
A lesser known multiplayer game that's less co-op and more competitive fun is ultimate chicken horse. It's a super silly game where everyone compete platform style to reach the end of a stage, but each round everyone places another trap. It can get pretty funny pretty quick!
Recommend using the in game cheat to unlock all stages so there's more variety right away
I found Brotato to be fun.
If you like 80's action movies, there is Broforce.
Duck Game is good as a platform shooter.
Whatever flavor Lego game suits you is good too!
Overcooked!
KeyWe?
There was a really good Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game a few years back. Shredder's Revenge I think? Felt like the old arcade game.
Knight Squad is a great one, very simple gameplay, and supports 4 player PvE and PvP