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Following the company's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous members are seeking new ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their subscription or considering signing up, here are our latest picks.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful indie journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming new friends, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming indie adventure is a fantasy tale steeped in South American culture. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet small experience that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning among worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a very natural manner, yet they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by the masses. Let's correct that while we can.