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Following the company's recent news of Game Pass membership updates, including a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty per month, many subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their subscription. For those holding onto their membership or thinking about signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent journey, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals include making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless art design, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the world's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that proudly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to play it via subscription — and you definitely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning among worlds inside other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly natural manner, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should rectify that while we can.