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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass membership updates, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or considering joining, here are this week's picks.

Our selected games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a superb puzzler set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. You step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making new friends, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring unique dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive 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 primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in Latin American traditions. You join 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 educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small game that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, leaving only a short time to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on moving among realms within other dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural manner, yet they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.