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Following Microsoft's latest news of Xbox Game Pass membership updates, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are seeking new methods to get the most from their subscription. For those holding onto their subscription or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

Our selected titles include a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. You take on the role of a teenager who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making new friends, working employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by exploring unique dungeons themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable art design, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for the service, the platform also showcases lesser-known games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a magical realist journey rooted in South American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the world's residents by gathering an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that proudly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Developer the creators designed one of the finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds within other worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of vibrant spheres, with you.

Although it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is built in a very natural manner, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. We should correct that now.