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Following Microsoft's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 monthly, numerous subscribers are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their subscription. For those keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, here are our latest picks.

Our selected games feature a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. During the day, your objectives involve making friendships, taking on employment, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable visuals, and a plot full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also showcases smaller indie gems. A perfect instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the realm's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of objects. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a sweet little experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a short time to play it via your membership — and you definitely must. Developer the creators designed one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning among realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly natural way, yet they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit missed by the masses. Let's correct that while we can.