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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are looking for new methods to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, we present our latest picks.

This weekend's games feature a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to leave the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include making friendships, taking on employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that proudly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on moving among worlds within other worlds, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very natural manner, though they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.