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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty per month, numerous subscribers are looking for new ways to maximize their subscription. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, here are this week's picks.

Our selected games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to depart from the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the top methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description exactly. You step into the part of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming friendships, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into strange locations themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the platform also showcases smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist tale steeped in South American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of objects. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming small game that proudly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element revolves around transitioning among realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very intuitive way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should rectify that now.