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Following the company's recent news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous members are looking for new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, we present our latest recommendations.

Our selected games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming friendships, working employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring strange dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, flawless art design, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming small experience that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between realms within other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful orbs, alongside you.

Although it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very intuitive way, though they can test you as well. 2023 was a massive year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. We should rectify that while we can.