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Following the company's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous members are looking for fresh ways to maximize their membership. For those keeping their membership or thinking about joining, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games feature a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. You step into the role of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals involve forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting independent adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to leave the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you definitely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning between realms inside additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very natural manner, yet they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. Let's correct that now.