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Following the company's latest news of Game Pass subscription updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous members are seeking new ways to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their membership or considering signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected games feature a beloved JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. You step into the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve forming friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into strange locations based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting independent adventure is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the world's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little game that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you definitely should. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving between realms inside other dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly intuitive way, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.