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After the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are looking for new ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, we present our latest picks.

Our selected games feature a acclaimed JRPG, a delightful independent journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. Players step into the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals involve forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into strange locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a fantasy tale steeped in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming small game that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Developer 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 between worlds inside additional dimensions, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very natural way, though they can challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.