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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, many members are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, here are our latest picks.

Our selected titles feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie journey, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. You step into the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals include making new friends, taking on employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for the service, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting independent game is a magical realist tale steeped in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and helps the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a sweet small experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving among realms within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a very natural manner, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat missed by many players. We should rectify that now.