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Following the company's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, numerous members are looking for new ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or considering joining, we present this week's picks.

This weekend's games feature a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzler set to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that description exactly. You step into the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. During the day, your objectives include making new friends, taking on employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons based on your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, impeccable art design, and a storyline packed with surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly engrossing cycle that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known games. A great instance of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this charming indie adventure is a magical realist tale steeped in South American culture. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother make soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato plays out like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and helps the realm's inhabitants by gathering an assortment of items. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little game that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to leave the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between worlds within additional worlds, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the form of vibrant orbs, with you.

While it doesn't have explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a highly natural manner, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive year for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by the masses. We should rectify that while we can.