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After Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many members are looking for new methods to maximize their membership. For those keeping their subscription or considering signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected titles include a beloved JRPG, a charming indie journey, and a superb puzzler set to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. Players step into the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist journey steeped in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little experience that openly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving among realms inside other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a highly intuitive way, yet they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's correct that while we can.