3 Game Pass Titles We're Enjoying This Weekend (Oct. 10-12)

After the company's latest announcement of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, including a price increase for the top tier to $30 per month, many subscribers are seeking new ways to get the most from their subscription. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about joining, here are this week's picks.

This weekend's titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4 Golden fits that bill exactly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your goals involve forming friendships, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling string of murders by venturing into unique locations themed around your companions' deepest insecurities.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is considered a masterpiece for good reason. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing late into the night, night after night.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the subscription also highlights smaller indie gems. A perfect example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm filled with potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and aids the realm's residents by gathering an inventory of objects. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming little experience that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is set to exit the service on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via subscription — and you absolutely should. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around transitioning between worlds inside other worlds, and frequently you'll carry those worlds, in the shape of colorful orbs, alongside you.

Although it lacks explicit instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a highly natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by the masses. Let's correct that while we can.