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After Microsoft's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous members are looking for new methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about joining, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected titles include a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. You step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals involve forming friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring strange locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent adventure is a magical realist journey steeped in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that openly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving among realms within additional worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly intuitive manner, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat missed by the masses. We should correct that now.