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After the company's recent news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, many subscribers are seeking new ways to maximize their membership. For those holding onto their membership or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game scheduled to leave the service soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill exactly. Players step into the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into unique dungeons based on your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the platform also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is transported to a vibrant realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of objects. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that proudly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a short time to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central gameplay element revolves around moving between worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very intuitive way, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.