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After the company's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous members are seeking new methods to maximize their subscription. If you keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

This weekend's titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description perfectly. Players step into the role of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and managing studies. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the subscription also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting independent adventure is a magical realist journey steeped in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful world filled with potato-stealing 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 assortment of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to leave the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very natural manner, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. We should rectify that now.