Three Xbox Game Pass Titles We're Playing This Weekend (Oct. 10-12)

After Microsoft's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a cost hike for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or considering signing up, here are our latest picks.

Our selected games feature a beloved JRPG, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzler scheduled to leave the service shortly.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

Among the best methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition matches that bill perfectly. Players step into the role of a teenager who has relocated to the sleepy rural town of Inaba. By day, your goals involve making friendships, working part-time jobs, and managing schoolwork. At night, you work to solve a disturbing serial murder case by exploring strange locations based on your companions' inner fears.

With a unforgettable group of heroes, strategic turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a plot packed with surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for good reason. It also boasts a highly addictive gameplay loop that will keep you up past bedtime, repeatedly.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for Game Pass, the platform also showcases smaller games. A perfect instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this enchanting independent game is a magical realist journey rooted in South American traditions. Players join Miho, who, after assisting his grandma make soup, is pulled into a colorful realm populated by potato-stealing frogs and other eccentric animals.

Sopa plays out like an educational computer title from the 90s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the world's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a sweet little game that openly showcases its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a short time to play it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between realms within other worlds, and often you'll carry those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks explicit guidance, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's challenges is built in a very natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. Let's correct that now.