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After the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, many subscribers are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. For those keeping their subscription or thinking about signing up, here are our latest picks.

Our selected titles feature a beloved JRPG, a delightful indie journey, and a superb puzzle game set to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the top ways to maximize value from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill exactly. Players step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key selling point for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming indie game is a fantasy tale steeped in South American culture. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother make soup, is transported to a vibrant world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming small experience that proudly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning between realms inside other dimensions, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it doesn't have explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is designed in a highly natural way, though they can test you as well. 2023 was a big period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that while we can.