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After Microsoft's recent news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are looking for new methods to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected games include a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description perfectly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into unique dungeons based on your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly addictive cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for the service, the platform also highlights 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 magical realist journey rooted in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful world populated by potato-stealing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you definitely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning among worlds within other dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly intuitive manner, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that now.