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Following Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or thinking about signing up, we present our latest picks.

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

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. You take on the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing studies. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by exploring strange locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a fantasy tale rooted in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a vibrant world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an inventory of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet small game that proudly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to leave Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning among realms within other dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

While it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a very natural way, yet they will test you as well. 2023 was a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's correct that while we can.