| Pandemic is a good 4 player co op game. It works pretty well with fewer players too.
Race for the Galaxy, while great fun IME, doesn't sound like your best choice. Like many custom card games, a lot of the complexity is in each specific card so learning the game can take a lot of experience besides just knowing the game rules. It's also slower in 4 player.
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