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The video game industry is still a relatively young sector, so no matter how old you are, at some point you will have come across this leisure, in arcades, computer or even in video consoles. The good thing also about an industry that requires greater involvement than simply looking at a screen, as in the case of cinema, is that it lends itself to being shared between parents and children.

In addition, there are all kinds of themes and proposals. This time we gather the best games to share with the family, for how fun they are and for their accessibility when it comes to understanding how to play.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Although Mario Kart is a classic option, we know that there can be too many piques that can even end in anger. The great thing about this edition, available for Nintendo Switch, is that mother and son can compete against each other or work together in cooperative mode to win races and unlock new characters, tracks and vehicles. Another remarkable feature is that up to eight people can play at the same time.

Overcooked

This cooperative cooking game, which has a second installment, Overcooked 2, will test your cooking skills and your ability to work as a team. Players, up to four at a time, must team up to prepare meals in a variety of chaotic scenarios. It is mandatory to coordinate to make dishes such as a hamburger, roasts or soup, each one must chop an ingredient, others heat it, but without burning it (because a fire will start) and another serve it and send it to the table. Each scenario presents greater difficulties with respect to the previous one. A very fun stress that is available for all platforms, PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

Mario Party Superstars

Mario Party is another of those classic games for the whole family with the best known Nintendo characters such as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach or Donkey Kong. Available for Nintendo Switch for up to four players, its gameplay is based on rolling a dice to advance squares on a board, adding extra points by performing competitive tests against the rest of the players. The good thing about this edition is that it includes five remastered boards from the original Nintendo 64 trilogy and a total of 100 minigames from previous installments in the series, the most complete to date.

Just Dance

Ubisoft's incombustible dance game has an edition every year in which it updates its repertoire of songs, adding new trends. In the 2023 edition, up to six local players are allowed on Nintendo Switch. There are songs with all kinds of difficulties, which can adapt to the physique of each one. In addition, it has a subscription + that adds an almost infinite repertoire of songs that add to the 40 that come with the game.

The Lego saga

The number of licenses that Lego has in its games is almost infinite: Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, Lego Batman, Lego Harry Potter, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, Lego The Lord of the Rings, Lego Marvel Superheroes, Lego The Hobbit, Lego Jurassic World or Lego DC. Also available for all platforms. The good thing about these games is that they are cooperative, being able to handle, in Lego version, most of the characters of these franchises, each with a special ability.

In addition, part of the stage, such as Lego blocks, can be destroyed by giving coins and tokens. Its gameplay is based on narrating what happened in the films of each franchise through scenes and lego maps in which you can interact with most things. There is not one that is not fun.

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