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Following the company's latest news of Game Pass membership updates, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, numerous members are seeking new methods to maximize their membership. If you keeping their subscription or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected titles include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals include making friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring unique locations themed around your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for many reasons. It also boasts a highly engrossing cycle that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also showcases smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming indie adventure is a fantasy tale rooted in Latin American culture. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the world's inhabitants by gathering an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that proudly showcases its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit Game Pass on October 15, leaving only a few days to experience it via your membership — and you definitely should. Studio the creators designed one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic focuses on transitioning between worlds within additional worlds, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the form of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it doesn't have direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly natural manner, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat missed by many players. We should rectify that while we can.