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After the company's latest news of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include forming new friends, taking on employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into unique dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for good reason. 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 4 are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet small experience that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you definitely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning among realms inside other worlds, and often you'll carry those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly natural way, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.