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Following the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, many subscribers are seeking new ways to get the most from their subscription. For those holding onto their membership or considering signing up, here are our latest picks.

Our selected titles include a acclaimed JRPG, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzle game set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, working employment, and managing studies. By night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into unique dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly addictive cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for the service, the platform also highlights smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little game that openly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on transitioning among realms within additional worlds, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly natural manner, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.