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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty per month, many subscribers are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. If you keeping their subscription or considering joining, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected games feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie journey, and a superb puzzler set to leave the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description exactly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve making friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in South American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet little experience that openly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning between realms within additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.