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After the company's recent news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their membership or considering signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie 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 extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You step into the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring unique dungeons based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting independent adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant world filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet small experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning between realms within other worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very natural manner, though they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by the masses. We should correct that now.