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After the company's recent announcement of Game Pass membership updates, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many members are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie journey, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description perfectly. You take on the role of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing studies. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring unique locations based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little game that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between worlds within other worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, alongside you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly natural way, 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 overlooked by many players. We should rectify that now.