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Following the company's latest announcement of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, many members are seeking fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve forming friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange locations based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for the service, 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 game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American culture. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that proudly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between realms within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very intuitive manner, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's correct that now.