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

Following the company's recent announcement of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, including a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $30 per month, many subscribers are seeking new ways to maximize their membership. If you keeping their subscription or thinking about joining, we present this week's recommendations.

Our selected games feature a acclaimed Japanese role-playing game, a charming independent journey, and a brilliant puzzle game set to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4 Golden

Among the top methods to maximize value from your subscription is by immersing yourself in a lengthy, captivating role-playing game — and Persona 4: The Golden Edition fits that description exactly. You step into the role of a high school student who has relocated to the quiet rural town of Inaba. By day, your objectives include forming new friends, working part-time jobs, and keeping up with schoolwork. By night, you investigate a chilling serial murder case by exploring unique locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable group of heroes, tactical turn-based combat, flawless visuals, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4 Golden is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. 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 major releases like Ninja Gaiden IV are a key attraction for the service, the platform also highlights smaller indie gems. A great example of this is Sopa - Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from the animated classic, this charming independent game is a magical realist journey rooted in Latin American traditions. You follow Miho, who, after assisting his grandma prepare soup, is pulled into a colorful world filled with potato-stealing frogs and other quirky creatures.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 1990s, as Miho tackles puzzles and helps the realm's residents by collecting an assortment of objects. Though it's a bit unpolished, Sopa is a heartwarming small game that openly celebrates its love for the region's culture.

Cocoon

Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure is scheduled to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, leaving only a few days to play it via your membership — and you definitely should. Developer the creators crafted one of the finest puzzle games of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its core gameplay element revolves around transitioning between worlds inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll transport those realms, in the form of colorful orbs, with you.

Although it doesn't have direct instructions, everything about Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure's puzzles is built in a very natural way, though they will test you as well. 2023 was a big year for games, so it's understandable if Cocoon: A Puzzle Adventure was a bit overlooked by many players. We should correct that now.