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After Microsoft's recent news of Game Pass membership updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous members are looking for new ways to maximize their membership. For those keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie adventure, and a brilliant puzzler set to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. You take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include making friendships, working employment, and managing studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring strange dungeons based on your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for Game Pass, the platform also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy journey rooted in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little game that openly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between worlds within other worlds, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a very natural manner, though they can test you as well. 2023 was a big year for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by the masses. We should correct that while we can.