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After the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, including a cost hike for the top tier to $thirty monthly, many subscribers are looking for fresh ways to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about joining, here are our latest picks.

Our selected games include a beloved JRPG, a charming indie journey, and a superb puzzle game set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill perfectly. You step into the part of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals include forming new friends, taking on employment, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, impeccable visuals, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is considered a classic for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary selling point for Game Pass, the platform also highlights smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting independent game is a magical realist tale rooted in Latin American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of objects. Though it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that proudly celebrates its love for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is set to leave the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio the creators crafted one of the best puzzlers of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the form of colorful orbs, alongside you.

Although it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a highly natural way, though they will test you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by the masses. Let's rectify that now.