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After the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous members are looking for new ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. Players take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include making new friends, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming small experience that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning among worlds inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a very natural manner, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat missed by the masses. We should correct that now.