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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous members are seeking fresh ways to maximize their subscription. For those keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, we present our latest picks.

Our selected titles include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill perfectly. Players step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing studies. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange dungeons based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also features a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting independent adventure is a fantasy journey rooted in South American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out like an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little game that proudly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between realms inside other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very intuitive way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that now.