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Following the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are looking for new ways to get the most from their subscription. For those holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, we present this week's picks.

Our selected games feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzler set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill perfectly. Players step into the role of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals include forming new friends, taking on employment, and managing studies. At night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring strange dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for many reasons. It also features a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a vibrant realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet little experience that openly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer the creators crafted one of the best puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning between worlds inside other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, yet they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. We should correct that now.