Depending on the game itself, there are games where if you don’t read, you don’t understand what you had to do and you start clicking everywhere, there are games with an interesting plot and you read so as not to do anything bad to the character you like, and there are games where there is...
I don't know about being underrated, but I rarely see them in discussions or when someone asks for a recommendation:
A Struggle With Sin, games from NLT, Peasants_Quest
If you are asking about a regular game, it’s surprising to see such a question on this site, but try playing Alto, it’s just a regular atmospheric game.