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After the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, here are our latest picks.

Our selected titles feature a beloved JRPG, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top methods to maximize value from Game Pass is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description exactly. You take on the part of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by exploring strange locations based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant world filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the world's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small game that proudly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via subscription — and you definitely should. Studio the creators designed one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between realms inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat missed by the masses. We should correct that now.