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Following the company's recent announcement of Game Pass subscription changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, many members are looking for new ways to maximize their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering signing up, here are this week's picks.

Our selected titles include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie journey, and a superb puzzler scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. Players take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy journey rooted in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the world's residents by gathering an inventory of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that openly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on moving among worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very natural manner, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by the masses. Let's correct that now.