For beginner friendly co-op games I’d recommend:
- The Crew which is a trick taking card game, and has a great legacy/mission system, easy to learn
- Forbidden Island
- Burgle Bros
Hungarian aging father of two, who reads a lot and plays boardgames.
For beginner friendly co-op games I’d recommend:
@START9
Under falling skies is a great solo game for sure, although I’m not sure about how it can be compared to XCOM. It’s much more like Invaders (on steroids :-))