3 Xbox Game Pass Titles We're Playing Over the Weekend (Oct. 10-12)

Following the company's recent news of Xbox Game Pass membership changes, featuring a price increase for the Ultimate Tier to $thirty monthly, numerous members are seeking fresh ways to get the most from their membership. If you keeping their membership or thinking about signing up, here are our latest picks.

This weekend's games include a beloved Japanese role-playing game, a charming indie journey, and a brilliant puzzle game scheduled to depart from the platform soon.

Persona 4: The Golden Edition

One of the best ways to get your money's worth from your subscription is by diving into a extensive, engaging RPG — and Persona 4 Golden matches that bill exactly. You take on the role of a teenager who has just moved to the sleepy countryside of Inaba. By day, your objectives include making new friends, taking on part-time jobs, and keeping up with studies. By night, you investigate a disturbing string of murders by exploring strange locations based on your friends' inner fears.

With a memorable cast of characters, strategic turn-based combat, flawless art design, and a storyline full of surprises, Persona 4: The Golden Edition is regarded as a masterpiece for many reasons. It also boasts a incredibly engrossing gameplay loop that will have you playing past bedtime, night after night.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato

While major titles like Ninja Gaiden 4 are a primary attraction for Game Pass, the platform also highlights lesser-known indie gems. A great instance of this is Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato. Drawing from Spirited Away, this enchanting indie adventure is a fantasy journey steeped in Latin American culture. Players join Miho, who, after helping his grandmother prepare soup, is transported to a vibrant realm populated by potato-nabbing frogs and other quirky animals.

Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato unfolds similar to an educational PC game from the 90s, as Miho solves puzzles and aids the world's residents by collecting an inventory of items. Even if it's a bit rough around the edges, Sopa is a heartwarming little experience that openly celebrates its appreciation for South America.

Cocoon

Cocoon is set to exit Game Pass on Oct. 15, giving you only a few days to play it via your membership — and you absolutely should. Studio Geometric Interactive crafted one of the finest puzzlers of recent years in 2023's Cocoon. Its central gameplay element focuses on moving among realms inside additional dimensions, and frequently you'll carry those realms, in the shape of vibrant spheres, alongside you.

While it lacks direct guidance, everything about Cocoon's puzzles is built in a very natural manner, though they will challenge you as well. The year 2023 proved a massive year for video games, so it's no surprise if Cocoon was a bit missed by the masses. Let's correct that now.