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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, including a price increase for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are seeking fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

Our selected titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill exactly. You take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing 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 cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for many reasons. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in South American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet small experience that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning among realms within additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a highly natural manner, yet they will test you as well. 2023 was a massive year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.