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After the company's recent news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty per month, many subscribers are seeking new ways to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their membership or considering signing up, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. You step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy 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 exploring unique locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot full of 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, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet little game that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning among worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very natural way, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. Let's rectify that now.