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Following Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are seeking new ways to get the most from their membership. If you keeping their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

Our selected games include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzler set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description exactly. You step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring unique dungeons based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for the service, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in South American traditions. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the realm's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that openly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on transitioning between worlds within other worlds, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, with you.

While it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very intuitive manner, 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 somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.