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After the company's recent announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are seeking new methods to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

This weekend's titles include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill perfectly. You step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing studies. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique locations based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for many reasons. It also features a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the platform also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that openly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around transitioning between realms within other worlds, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a very intuitive way, yet they will test you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat missed by many players. We should rectify that while we can.