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Following Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are seeking new methods to maximize their membership. For those keeping their membership or thinking about joining, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description exactly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals include making friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa unfolds like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that openly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between realms inside additional worlds, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, though they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.