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Following the company's recent news of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are looking for fresh methods to maximize their membership. If you keeping their membership or thinking about joining, we present our latest picks.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill perfectly. Players take on the role of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique locations based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly addictive cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little game that proudly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning among worlds within additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, yet they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by many players. Let's correct that now.