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After the company's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are looking for new ways to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, we present this week's recommendations.

Our selected titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie adventure, and a superb puzzler set to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. You step into the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals include forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a disturbing string of murders by exploring strange locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known 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 traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that openly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between realms inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a very intuitive way, yet they can test you as well. 2023 was a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.