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After Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass subscription changes, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 monthly, many members are seeking new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, we present this week's picks.

Our selected games include a acclaimed JRPG, a charming indie journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. Players take on the part of a teenager who has just moved to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by venturing into unique locations based on your friends' deepest insecurities.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, tactical battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic 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 major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming independent game is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little game that proudly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to play it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element focuses on transitioning between worlds within additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed 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 understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by many players. We should rectify that now.