<< Are there still games like these produced today?>>
Check out my old shareware adventures (Another Fine Mess, A Mess O'Trouble,
Twisted and Twisted Deluxe). Not exactly cutting edge, and may not work on some
systems, but they have good stories, interesting puzzles and lots of humor. You
can find them at these sites:
http://www.semitech.com/marc/ray.html
http://www.md-arts.com/raygames.htm