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Following Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous members are looking for fresh ways to maximize their membership. If you keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, here are this week's recommendations.

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

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. At night, you investigate a disturbing string of murders by venturing into unique dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing 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 highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an educational computer title from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little experience that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element focuses on moving among realms inside other worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful spheres, alongside you.

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