Three Game Pass Games We Are Enjoying Over the Weekend (October 10-12)

Following Microsoft's recent announcement of Game Pass subscription updates, including a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are seeking new ways to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their membership or considering joining, here are our latest recommendations.

Our selected titles include a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzler set to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. You take on the role of a high school student who has just moved to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals include forming friendships, working employment, and managing schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring unique locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic battle system, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is considered a classic for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive cycle that will have you playing late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for the service, the subscription also highlights smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting indie game is a magical realist tale steeped in Latin American culture. You join Miho, who, after helping his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric creatures.

Sopa unfolds similar to an learning-focused PC game from the 1990s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a sweet little experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure

Cocoon is scheduled to exit the service on October 15, giving you only a few days to experience it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the best puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its core puzzle mechanic revolves around moving among realms inside other worlds, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of colorful spheres, with you.

Although it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon's challenges is designed in a highly intuitive way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was somewhat missed by the masses. We should rectify that while we can.