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This is a time I have to flip my thumb. It hurts me to do so, but let me explain why.
I left my previous review when I did recommend it below, but I have discovered a serious design flaw in the game that is just unacceptable. Granted i still love the game, but this flaw makes it something i won't recommend playing for puzzle lovers:
You can be punished for being too efficient.
There will be a point where you will have donuts looping back around and conveyor belts connecting. However too many times I had a solution to getting everything right, but it didn't work because I didn't make the conveyor belt a few squares longer to time things differently. This is unacceptable....to have a solution that would work, but not be the exact spaced solution that the designers are looking for. That makes no sense.
But it is till worth a play....just know you may have to look up a guide when you know for 100% fact your solution will work, but it doesn't....so you can see where you need to add the unnecessary spaces to make it work.
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I got this on Epic and now on Steam for the Deck.
I don't even really like puzzle games...but I do like donuts and cookies. And maybe it is the theme, but this is game is so relaxing. I put a bit of good time into it, and the puzzles start to ramp up, but I haven't gotten frustrated with it yet.
For $10 there is a lot here. If you like relaxing puzzle games I am sure you will get your money's worth with this one.

Freshly Frosted is the second best linepath game I've played, behind just Cosmic Express. With the exception of level 9-12, I found the puzzle design to be excellent. I'm even willing to concede there was likely a catch to 9-12 that I overlooked. I really can't be mad at this game.
The atmosphere of Freshly is beyond chill. I never felt frustrated, even on the handful of puzzles that had me stumped for a while. There are always some moves you can make with absolute certainty and, with some thoughtful experimentation, the rest of the solution can be sorted out. The narrator may not be to everyone's taste but I loved them. The dialogue at the start of each level is extremely ridiculous--think ASMR Youtube video vibes except it's someone talking about donuts. The music is pretty good too; the way it evolves as you start running your bonkers donut contraption is quite pleasing. The overall atmosphere is one of the best I've encountered in any puzzle game.
Difficulty is never intense. At the same time, it's not a pushover. I believe a few levels took me over an hour to complete. You cannot solve these puzzles with brute force or haphazard experimentation. Some of the later levels will require fairly strong methodical analysis. New mechanics are introduced every 12 levels out of the 144 total, so the game feels fresh(ly) right up to the end.
FF is a lovely game all around that I enjoyed far more than I expected. I found the challenge to be perfect for keeping the player mentally involved, while never requiring the all-consuming attention that a game like Cosmic Express often does. Puzzle fans of all skill levels will enjoy this game. Even Cosmic Express graduates.
P.S. look up Delicious Donuts if you seek a very difficult donut puzzler. The spatial logic challenge of DD is on par with Stephen's Sausage Roll. Every solution is a huge victory.

Freshly Frosted is a puzzle game where you complete levels in a donut factory. In each level, you connect the machines with a conveyor belt to assemble the donuts you need and deliver them to the counters.
The game is broken up into 12 different stages of 12 levels each. The puzzles get more complex as the game goes on, with a new element added in each stage, although they vary in difficulty from beginning to end. Some of the early puzzles are relatively challenging, and there are easy puzzles mixed into the later stages. I thought the puzzles were generally pretty enjoyable. I was able to solve most of them without hints, although there were some I definitely had to puzzle over for a while.
There is an in-game hint system. If you need a hint on a level, the game will give you a few blocks in the correct position for the answer. There is only one hint per level, so if the hint they gave you isn’t enough for you to figure it out, you have to look up a guide. There were a few puzzles I needed a hint for, and while in a couple of cases the in-game hint was enough to guide my thinking where it needed to go, most of the time it felt like the hints weren’t really helpful in getting me through the part of the level I was stuck on. Some just gave me information I had already figured out, and most of the others just weren’t enough help to get me on the right track. It would have been nice to have a hint system that could give you more help if the first hint wasn’t enough.
I really enjoyed the soundtrack to the game. The music was nice to listen to and gave the game a very relaxing atmosphere.
Overall, Freshly Frosted is a cute, relaxing puzzler that’s a good value for the price, especially on sale. The puzzles felt varied and challenging, and I enjoyed playing it through to the end. I would have appreciated a more dynamic hint system, but other than that I think it’s very well done. 9/10