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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected games feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to leave the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange dungeons based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop 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 primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights smaller indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that proudly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving between worlds within additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, though they can challenge 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 the masses. Let's rectify that now.