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After the company's recent news of Game Pass membership updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are seeking new methods to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected titles feature a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include forming friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for the service, the platform also showcases smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming small game that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning between worlds within other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly intuitive way, though they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.