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Following Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, here are our latest picks.

Our selected games feature a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill perfectly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making new friends, working employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into strange locations based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also showcases smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this enchanting independent game is a fantasy tale steeped in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on moving between worlds within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very natural way, though they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by the masses. We should rectify that now.