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Following Microsoft's latest news of Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous members are looking for fresh ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, here are this week's picks.

This weekend's games include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill exactly. You take on the role of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve forming friendships, taking on employment, and managing studies. At night, you work to solve a disturbing string of murders by venturing into strange locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also features a incredibly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by Spirited Away, this charming independent game is a fantasy journey steeped in South American culture. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and various quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves challenges and aids the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming small experience that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on October 15, leaving only a few days to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Studio Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving between realms within other dimensions, and often you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of colorful spheres, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a highly natural manner, yet they can test you as well. 2023 was a big period for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's correct that now.