I guess everyone interested in point-and-click adventures is familiar with the classics from LucasArts and Sierra and a few others of similar popularity (Broken Sword, The Longest Journey, Discworld etc.), and also with the more recent ones from companies like Telltale, Daedalic, Wadjet Eye, but what about all the more obscure and lesser known adventure games from the 90's and 2000's up to today? Are they just average games, epigones of the classics, or classics worthy of playing themselves?

Can you name a few that you think others might not have heard of or played (and post links to informative sources, if you like)? Would you recommend them, would you welcome them on GOG or would you advise against playing them? Or would you just like to hear the opinion of others about them?

I'll start by saying that I always wondered whether it's worth to play games like <span class="bold">Bud Tucker in Double Trouble</span> or <span class="bold">Flight of the Amazon Queen</span>. I kind of like the way they look, but I'm afraid their writing and characters might be too clichéd for me to enjoy them. But maybe I'm wrong? What about <span class="bold">Orion Burger</span>? <span class="bold">Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths</span>? Or <span class="bold">Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner (aka Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure</span>? Did anyone play the indie adventure <span class="bold">Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine</span>?

Personally I recall I've played <span class="bold">Toonstruck</span> (it's weird, but it should definitely be on GOG), <span class="bold">Stupid Invaders</span> (even weirder, I didn't like it that much, but it's not bad), <span class="bold">Voodoo Kid</span> (another weird one, for kids, I think; it was ok but not great), <span class="bold">Chewy: Esc from F5</span> (I kind of enjoyed it despite partly awkward voice-acting and cringeworthy jokes and scenarios).

Post more of these and/or comment on them, please! :)

Oh, I played Bad Tucker years ago, thank you for reminding me :-)

By the way, if anyone doesn't know that game, you should try Out of Order

I actually really enjoyed Flight of the Amazon Queen - it's also free :P

Is A Vampyre's Story considered obscure? Anyway, I'll go with that as a recommendation. I know some people might get annoyed by the main character's voice, but, as much as I hate to defend annoying voice acting, it actually started to grow on me after a while. One thing I really liked was the way the game handled inventory; it's similar to Resonance, in that you can have thoughts in your inventory. Also, wonderful music.

Ah, right, I remember that one, too, but I never played through it. Did you like these two?

I don't remember much about Bad Tucker sadly, but Out of Order is a great game, and it's freeware, of course. It's quite funny and well written for such small project. But small project doesn't mean small game - it's standard lenght, imho, has many locations and characters.

Just try it. It's few megabytes big.

Flight of the Amazon Queen is a mediocre-to-decent LucasArts clone (literally a wannabe Indiana Jones) ; reasonably fun for a playthrough, but really nothing special, just like the first two Broken Sword games. Tony Tough is about the same level. Both are quite easy by 90's standards.
Orion Burger is awesome and quite unique, but extremely difficult. Never got far since I refuse to use a walkthrough. Should try again sometimes.
Never played the other you mentioned, must have a look someday.

Other worth mentioning : Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth, the whole Legend Entertainment catalogue - particularily Death Gate & Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, Freddy Pharkas is a lesser-known (I think ?) but very good Sierra adventure ; also The Shortgrey (Amiga & Atari ST exclusive as far as I know, and almost impossible to find) deserves an honorable mention. Bargon Attack was weird, though not that good.

And Toonstruck was indeed cool. Christopher Lloyd ahoy !

Oh, and as far as recent/indie adventures go, A Tale Of Two Kingdoms is really worth your time.

I know it's Sierra but I think most people wouldn't know who Laura Bow is.

Until GOG, Beneath a Steel Sky and Gabriel Knight were games I knew nothing of. So I don't have anything to add really, nice thread!

I'm pretty sure there is a translation at least for "Cruise for a Corpse". Never played it though.

Never managed to finish it, but I loved Codename: Iceman - might be a lesser-known Sierra title...

Well then, the esteemed gentlemen of GOG should get this, Future Wars (aka Les voyageurs du temps) and Operation Stealth on board along with Flashback. Nao !

Edit : since it's on topic, I recommend this here book to your attention.

Well there's Nightlong
Liath
Daughter of serpents
Shadow of the comet
Prisoner of ice
Harvester
Hell: a cyberpunk thriller
that game with FBI agent and lots of gore
BAT games
Bureau 13
Dark eye (not the new one from the pen&paper world)
Darkseed
Fable (not the lionhead one)
Chronomaster
Mission critical
Inherit the Earth (i really liked that one)
KGB
Kyrandia games
Neverhood
Ringworld games

I thought Toonstruck was gonna get a rerelease soon with all the cut out bits added? Awesome cast though, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Castenaletta, Tim Currie, Tress Mcneille. Got the discs right infront of me :D

Gilbert Goodmate and the mushroom of phungoria
Hopkins FBI
Rome: Caesar's Will
Angel Devoid
China: Forbidden City
Congo-descent to zinj
Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen
Star Heritage: Black Cobra
The Dame Was Loaded

Even though not really a fan of pointn'clickers, they keep me running around in circles until my brains have dissolved, but I really liked Lost Eden, even though it was quite popular in its heyday, time seems to have forgotten this title.