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After the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many members are looking for new methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by exploring unique dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming small game that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

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 absolutely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds inside additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a very natural way, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. We should correct that now.