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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, we present our latest recommendations.

This weekend's games include a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming new friends, working employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also showcases lesser-known games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a magical realist journey rooted in South American traditions. You join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that openly celebrates its love for South America.

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 absolutely must. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning among realms inside other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very intuitive manner, though they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.