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After the company's recent announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, many members are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their subscription or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected titles feature a beloved JRPG, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring unique locations based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming independent adventure is a fantasy tale steeped in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element revolves around transitioning among realms within additional worlds, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's correct that now.