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After the company's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, many subscribers are looking for new methods to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, here are this week's picks.

Our selected titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. You step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American culture. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa plays out similar to an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet small game that openly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set 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 crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between worlds inside other dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the form of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very intuitive way, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. We should rectify that while we can.