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After the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a price increase for the top tier to $thirty per month, many subscribers are seeking new methods to maximize their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, we present our latest picks.

Our selected titles include a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to depart from the service shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the best ways to maximize value from your subscription is by diving into a lengthy, captivating RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. Players take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. During the day, your goals include forming friendships, working employment, and managing studies. By night, you work to solve a chilling string of murders by venturing into strange locations themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical battle system, flawless art design, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing cycle 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 the service, the subscription also showcases lesser-known games. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting independent game is a fantasy journey steeped in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and various quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an learning-focused PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little experience that proudly showcases its love for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon 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 finest puzzlers of this generation in 2023's Cocoon. Its core puzzle mechanic focuses on moving among worlds within additional dimensions, and often you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of vibrant spheres, with you.

While it lacks direct instructions, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a highly natural manner, yet they can challenge you as well. 2023 was a big period for video 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.