Hey!
It looks like my game fits pretty well with your guidelines! It's short and story driven (story isn't totally fleshed out just yet but yeah), and it does have some small puzzle elements to it. It's short (about 15 to 20 mins) because it's a bite-sized portion of a much bigger project, so stay tuned for more if you like it!
Grass Elemental Demo (demo): https://wasabiiii.itch.io/grass-elemental-demo-demo
I totally relate to your "no horror" rule btw... I HATE cheap jumpscares...
Why can't there be more threads like this one?