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After Microsoft's recent news of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, including a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, many members are seeking new ways to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

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

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring unique locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy tale steeped in South American culture. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa unfolds like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving between worlds inside other worlds, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a highly natural manner, yet they can test you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.