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Following the company's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, many members are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their membership or thinking about joining, here are this week's recommendations.

Our selected titles include a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzler set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist journey rooted in South American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the realm's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that openly 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 few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning among worlds inside other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly intuitive way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. We should rectify that now.