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Following the company's recent announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or thinking about joining, we present our latest recommendations.

Our selected games feature a acclaimed JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. Players step into the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring unique locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a plot packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for the service, the platform also showcases smaller games. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie adventure is a fantasy journey steeped in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa plays out similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds within additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very natural manner, yet they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.