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Following the company's recent news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh ways to maximize their subscription. For those keeping their subscription or considering joining, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable art design, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights smaller games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist tale rooted in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm populated by potato-nabbing 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 helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that proudly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to leave the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving between realms inside other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly natural manner, though they can test you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's correct that now.