Three Xbox Game Pass Titles We're Enjoying This Weekend (October 10-12)

Following the company's latest news of Xbox Game Pass subscription updates, featuring a cost hike for the top tier to $30 per month, numerous subscribers are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their membership. For those holding onto their membership or thinking about signing up, we present this week's picks.

Our selected games feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent adventure, and a brilliant puzzler scheduled to leave the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

One of the best methods to get your money's worth from Game Pass is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden fits that description perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has just moved to the quiet countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives involve forming new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring strange dungeons themed around your companions' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline packed with twists, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a classic for many reasons. It also features a highly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, repeatedly.

Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato

Although big releases like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a key selling point for the service, the subscription also showcases smaller games. A great example of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Inspired by the animated classic, this charming independent game is a fantasy tale steeped in South American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is pulled into a vibrant world populated by potato-nabbing frogs and various eccentric animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds like an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles challenges and aids the world's inhabitants by collecting an assortment of items. Though it's a little unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that openly showcases its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to leave the service on Oct. 15, leaving only a short time to experience it via your membership — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in the 2023 release Cocoon. Its core gameplay element focuses on transitioning between realms inside additional worlds, and often you'll transport those realms, in the form of vibrant orbs, alongside you.

Although it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is designed in a very intuitive manner, yet they can test you as well. The year 2023 proved a big period for games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit overlooked by many players. Let's rectify that while we can.