What happened to this forum?
Up until today I've been able to ask for recommendations for stuff that I'd ask for from polite people who were glad to help.
I made a topic today looking for something short and lighthearted with cute, kind people and I get the nonsensical people recommending nonsensical games that set off so many red flags like "totally optional sleep sex." which they admit "is a big part of the appeal."
I'm not here to kink shame, but this feels like sexual harassment.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience asking for recommendations. If your baseline is this threat, it honestly sounds a little like selection bias. This threat is a unicorn - an oasis of kindness, respect and good taste
The general forum is huge, frequented by all sorts of people and thus more closely represents the internet at large.
There is a reason some folks here refer to it semi-jokingly as 'the hellsite'.
But to try and answer your question:
I've mentioned it in this threat before, but I'd say
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fits the bill exactly. It's short, highly replayable, pun~y, witty and outright adorable meditation on what it means to be human (even though the protagonist isn't). Mostly text-based Interactive Fiction though and has no sexual content.
If Sakura [XYZ] titles are alright with you, those are usually short, cute, somewhat funny, lighthearted fluff. Positive and cute enough to lighten your mood on a bad day, but otherwise forgettable.
Teaching Feeling has some heavy themes initially, but the game is essentially about kindness, healing and headpats.
Henchman Story is a superhero parody, lighthearted and charmingly awkward. All of the best routes are about kindness in unexpected places and/or redemption. (Though again, no sexual content)