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Following the company's latest announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their subscription. If you keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, we present this week's recommendations.

This weekend's games feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie journey, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. Players step into the role of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly engrossing cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the subscription also showcases lesser-known indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this enchanting independent game is a fantasy journey rooted in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of objects. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet small game that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on moving among worlds within additional worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very intuitive manner, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. We should rectify that now.