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

Following Microsoft's recent announcement of Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty per month, numerous members are looking for fresh methods to get the most from their membership. If you holding onto their subscription or thinking about signing up, we present this week's picks.

Our selected titles feature a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a delightful independent adventure, and a superb puzzle game set to leave the platform shortly.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to get your money's worth from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating RPG — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that bill perfectly. Players take on the part of a high school student who has relocated to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming friendships, working employment, and keeping up with studies. At night, you investigate a disturbing serial murder case by venturing into strange dungeons themed around your friends' inner fears.

With a unforgettable cast of characters, strategic battle system, impeccable art design, and a storyline full of twists, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a classic for good reason. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will keep you up late into the night, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While big releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a primary attraction for the service, 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 independent game is a fantasy tale steeped in Latin American traditions. Players follow Miho, who, after helping his grandma make soup, is transported to a colorful realm filled with potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky animals.

Sopa plays out like an learning-focused computer title from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and helps the world's inhabitants by collecting an inventory of items. Though it's a little rough around the edges, Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato is a heartwarming small game that openly celebrates its appreciation for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via subscription — and you absolutely must. Developer Geometric Interactive designed one of the best puzzle games of this generation in the 2023 release Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure. Its central puzzle mechanic revolves around moving between realms within additional worlds, and frequently you'll transport those worlds, in the shape of vibrant orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is designed in a very natural way, yet they will challenge you as well. 2023 was a massive period for video games, so it's understandable if Cocoon was somewhat overlooked by many players. We should rectify that while we can.