Mickey Krekelberg
@mickey.ghoulish.com.au
Director of:
@ghoulish.com.au
Technical artist & generalist
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in Naarm / Melbourne
(they/them)
@ghoulish.com.au
Technical artist & generalist
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Letters to Arralla, Wood & Weather, Moving Out 1 & 2, My Arms Are Longer Now, Risk, No Way Home, other stuff.
in Naarm / Melbourne
(they/them)
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our game is finally properly going to be announced during @frostygamesfest.com‼️
May 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
our game is finally properly going to be announced during @frostygamesfest.com‼️
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I'm regularly emailed by kids that love my game. It is devastating that kids in the Middle East are having joy taken from their childhoods by violent, oppressive governments and wars that they have nothing to do with. That is why today we are donating $150,000 to MSF, Red Cross and UNHCR. ♥️ 🍉
May 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I'm regularly emailed by kids that love my game. It is devastating that kids in the Middle East are having joy taken from their childhoods by violent, oppressive governments and wars that they have nothing to do with. That is why today we are donating $150,000 to MSF, Red Cross and UNHCR. ♥️ 🍉
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DAWN CHORUS -- demo out now!
an interactive fiction story about two losers trying to make music and stay friends as the world is ending around them.
after years of secrecy/procrastination i am proud to reveal the demo for my esoteric pre-apocalypse story :)
PLAY → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
an interactive fiction story about two losers trying to make music and stay friends as the world is ending around them.
after years of secrecy/procrastination i am proud to reveal the demo for my esoteric pre-apocalypse story :)
PLAY → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
April 22, 2026 at 8:49 AM
DAWN CHORUS -- demo out now!
an interactive fiction story about two losers trying to make music and stay friends as the world is ending around them.
after years of secrecy/procrastination i am proud to reveal the demo for my esoteric pre-apocalypse story :)
PLAY → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
an interactive fiction story about two losers trying to make music and stay friends as the world is ending around them.
after years of secrecy/procrastination i am proud to reveal the demo for my esoteric pre-apocalypse story :)
PLAY → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
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ALT: Games 2026 ruled, I'm glad I made time after missing out last year. What a good vibe.
ALT: GAMES 2026 – all the highlights from this heartening celebration of Australian video games | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
ALT: Games 2026 was an intimate, community-focussed event with plenty of opportunities for game developers and players to connect.
www.screenhub.com.au
April 20, 2026 at 3:52 AM
ALT: Games 2026 ruled, I'm glad I made time after missing out last year. What a good vibe.
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We’ll be at ALT games with canvas street!! Yippee!
April 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM
We’ll be at ALT games with canvas street!! Yippee!
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🃏Wyrmspace Tactics will be at ALT: GAMES 2026 🎮
If you're around come say hi and check out what we've been scheming! Here's a sneak peak at some of our new security features 🤖
#ALTGAMES #PowerhouseMuseum
#AustralianGames
If you're around come say hi and check out what we've been scheming! Here's a sneak peak at some of our new security features 🤖
#ALTGAMES #PowerhouseMuseum
#AustralianGames
April 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
🃏Wyrmspace Tactics will be at ALT: GAMES 2026 🎮
If you're around come say hi and check out what we've been scheming! Here's a sneak peak at some of our new security features 🤖
#ALTGAMES #PowerhouseMuseum
#AustralianGames
If you're around come say hi and check out what we've been scheming! Here's a sneak peak at some of our new security features 🤖
#ALTGAMES #PowerhouseMuseum
#AustralianGames
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dropping a subtle hint that i'll be showing a demo of DAWN CHORUS interstate for the first time at ALT:GAMES in parramatta this weekend! made a sick looking start screen just for this. come look at it.
April 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
dropping a subtle hint that i'll be showing a demo of DAWN CHORUS interstate for the first time at ALT:GAMES in parramatta this weekend! made a sick looking start screen just for this. come look at it.
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GenAI isn't a useful placeholder when making video games. It doesn't save time, and it actively stifles the creative process.
Here's what local devs think: @untitledlucegame.bsky.social @mickey.ghoulish.com.au @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social @theboyofcheese.bsky.social @tdogextreme.bsky.social + more.
Here's what local devs think: @untitledlucegame.bsky.social @mickey.ghoulish.com.au @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social @theboyofcheese.bsky.social @tdogextreme.bsky.social + more.
What local game developers really think about using GenAI artworks as 'placeholders' | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
Video game development is increasingly under scrutiny, as some developers begin integrating GenAI as 'placeholder' for tone and idea generation.
www.screenhub.com.au
April 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
GenAI isn't a useful placeholder when making video games. It doesn't save time, and it actively stifles the creative process.
Here's what local devs think: @untitledlucegame.bsky.social @mickey.ghoulish.com.au @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social @theboyofcheese.bsky.social @tdogextreme.bsky.social + more.
Here's what local devs think: @untitledlucegame.bsky.social @mickey.ghoulish.com.au @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social @theboyofcheese.bsky.social @tdogextreme.bsky.social + more.
Hugely grateful to Screen Australia for believing in Parasensor!
This funding is keeping Ghoulish alive and gives our team some momentary stabililty after a long break.
This was our second time applying after an initial rejection so we're feeling especially lucky this time around.
Never give up!
This funding is keeping Ghoulish alive and gives our team some momentary stabililty after a long break.
This was our second time applying after an initial rejection so we're feeling especially lucky this time around.
Never give up!
2025-2026 Games approvals - Funding approvals - Online - Funding and Support - Screen Australia
Screen Australia announces all funding recipients across our online development and production programs.
www.screenaustralia.gov.au
March 24, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Hugely grateful to Screen Australia for believing in Parasensor!
This funding is keeping Ghoulish alive and gives our team some momentary stabililty after a long break.
This was our second time applying after an initial rejection so we're feeling especially lucky this time around.
Never give up!
This funding is keeping Ghoulish alive and gives our team some momentary stabililty after a long break.
This was our second time applying after an initial rejection so we're feeling especially lucky this time around.
Never give up!
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once you learn how much training data images of women come from porn, it illuminates so much. this is more than bad to look at, it's the rot of misogyny in full display.
arxiv.org/pdf/2110.01963
arxiv.org/pdf/2110.01963
March 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
once you learn how much training data images of women come from porn, it illuminates so much. this is more than bad to look at, it's the rot of misogyny in full display.
arxiv.org/pdf/2110.01963
arxiv.org/pdf/2110.01963
So excited for this project !! Lowkey the hero we need right now..??!!
Also feel very lucky to feature Parasensor art in the first edition. We'll be making an extremely cool unique piece just for this so you can rip it out and stick it on your wall like the good old days
Also feel very lucky to feature Parasensor art in the first edition. We'll be making an extremely cool unique piece just for this so you can rip it out and stick it on your wall like the good old days
Oh, uh! Hello! This is CONTINUE.
We're a defiant, new videogames magazine. We have assembled an incredible roster of talented creatives, writers, artists and illustrators to build Issue 01 of our new magazine.
We launched our Kickstarter today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
We're a defiant, new videogames magazine. We have assembled an incredible roster of talented creatives, writers, artists and illustrators to build Issue 01 of our new magazine.
We launched our Kickstarter today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine
Bringing together journalists, devs and artists, CONTINUE celebrates and interrogates videogame culture, creativity and community
www.kickstarter.com
March 11, 2026 at 5:51 AM
So excited for this project !! Lowkey the hero we need right now..??!!
Also feel very lucky to feature Parasensor art in the first edition. We'll be making an extremely cool unique piece just for this so you can rip it out and stick it on your wall like the good old days
Also feel very lucky to feature Parasensor art in the first edition. We'll be making an extremely cool unique piece just for this so you can rip it out and stick it on your wall like the good old days
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In May '25, a beloved Australian games website was sold off. It went dark then, a month later, rose from the dead but stuffed full of gambling links and AI authors.
It wasn't the first time, or the last time, this exact thing had happened. And it's still happening.
My months-long investigation 👇
It wasn't the first time, or the last time, this exact thing had happened. And it's still happening.
My months-long investigation 👇
The secretive company filling video game sites with gambling and AI
aftermath.site/gameshub-click...
aftermath.site/gameshub-click...
March 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
In May '25, a beloved Australian games website was sold off. It went dark then, a month later, rose from the dead but stuffed full of gambling links and AI authors.
It wasn't the first time, or the last time, this exact thing had happened. And it's still happening.
My months-long investigation 👇
It wasn't the first time, or the last time, this exact thing had happened. And it's still happening.
My months-long investigation 👇
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Big time hugs to everyone who came to GUTSPILL launch and ordered copies online 🥰
❗️We now have some more reveals and info on the store page, get em’ while they’re hot! 🍕
picolitre.press/shop/p/pre-o...
❗️We now have some more reveals and info on the store page, get em’ while they’re hot! 🍕
picolitre.press/shop/p/pre-o...
February 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Big time hugs to everyone who came to GUTSPILL launch and ordered copies online 🥰
❗️We now have some more reveals and info on the store page, get em’ while they’re hot! 🍕
picolitre.press/shop/p/pre-o...
❗️We now have some more reveals and info on the store page, get em’ while they’re hot! 🍕
picolitre.press/shop/p/pre-o...
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Last week when adobe said they were gonna discontinue animate I got really angry and started building my own animation program. I’m calling it FrameBoy.
I want it to be a free animation program for everyone forever.
kirunkunju.github.io/FrameBoy/
I want it to be a free animation program for everyone forever.
kirunkunju.github.io/FrameBoy/
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Last week when adobe said they were gonna discontinue animate I got really angry and started building my own animation program. I’m calling it FrameBoy.
I want it to be a free animation program for everyone forever.
kirunkunju.github.io/FrameBoy/
I want it to be a free animation program for everyone forever.
kirunkunju.github.io/FrameBoy/
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In anticipation of Key Fairy's release (on the 19th of February) I have caught a cold.
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
In anticipation of Key Fairy's release (on the 19th of February) I have caught a cold.
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
To support me in this difficult time, consider wishlisting Key Fairy on Steam, and telling all your weird little friends to do the same.
Every wishlist is one step closer to health, or something, I don't know
We've been working on Parasensor since February 2023, when we submitted our application to the first Originate Games. And I first started spinning Ghoulish things up in 2021.
It only now feels like things are getting properly started...please pray for us....
It only now feels like things are getting properly started...please pray for us....
February 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
We've been working on Parasensor since February 2023, when we submitted our application to the first Originate Games. And I first started spinning Ghoulish things up in 2021.
It only now feels like things are getting properly started...please pray for us....
It only now feels like things are getting properly started...please pray for us....
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Check out these upcoming games that were selected by the Draknek New Voices grant!
thinkygames.com/news/the-upc...
thinkygames.com/news/the-upc...
The upcoming games being funded by the Draknek New Voices grant in 2026 · Thinky Games
For the third time the Draknek New Voices grant program, lead by designer/publisher Alan Hazelden, is putting money behind some promising up-and-coming thinky games from underrepresented developers.
thinkygames.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Check out these upcoming games that were selected by the Draknek New Voices grant!
thinkygames.com/news/the-upc...
thinkygames.com/news/the-upc...
this really sick hidden gem has a steam page now. Looking forward to this!
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM
this really sick hidden gem has a steam page now. Looking forward to this!
Leah is the GOAT!! Thank you for chatting with us and indulging my nonsense ❤️❤️❤️
2025 has been really hard! to end out the year, i chatted with six local game developers about their experiences this year, and their biggest hopes for 2026.
Australian game developers take a challenging 2025 in stride | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
Australian game developers have taken 2025 in stride, taking away important learning lessons that will paint a brighter future for the coming years.
www.screenhub.com.au
December 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Leah is the GOAT!! Thank you for chatting with us and indulging my nonsense ❤️❤️❤️
just had to verify my age to the government to see anything on my priv nsfw account.....what kind of world are we living in.......
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
just had to verify my age to the government to see anything on my priv nsfw account.....what kind of world are we living in.......
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26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! ☀️🍦
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! ☀️🍦
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
Every game is either a penis game or a vulva game or perhaps a butthole game
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Every game is either a penis game or a vulva game or perhaps a butthole game
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I have made a company, and what's fun about making a company is you can (mostly) do things how you want. So welcome to T-Dog by T-Dog; an experience. 👋✨
It's @kirkwinner.bsky.social, Joe Tabor, & @bonicle.bsky.social helping me make Clownbaby. 🤡👶
Stay tuned for more clown-based news!
It's @kirkwinner.bsky.social, Joe Tabor, & @bonicle.bsky.social helping me make Clownbaby. 🤡👶
Stay tuned for more clown-based news!
We are T-Dog by T-Dog, and we are all about prioritizing the experience.
What experience is that?
The one that connects us all, of course. Welcome.
🤡👶⬜
tdogbytdog.com
What experience is that?
The one that connects us all, of course. Welcome.
🤡👶⬜
tdogbytdog.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I have made a company, and what's fun about making a company is you can (mostly) do things how you want. So welcome to T-Dog by T-Dog; an experience. 👋✨
It's @kirkwinner.bsky.social, Joe Tabor, & @bonicle.bsky.social helping me make Clownbaby. 🤡👶
Stay tuned for more clown-based news!
It's @kirkwinner.bsky.social, Joe Tabor, & @bonicle.bsky.social helping me make Clownbaby. 🤡👶
Stay tuned for more clown-based news!
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I put the cards I painted for Solium Infernum up on Art station rescently www.artstation.com/artwork/zxLdGm
Solium Infernum Artifact Cards, Jack Kirby Crosby
I had the great pleasure of contributing to Solium Infernum by League of Geeks.
Wonderful art direction by the late Adam Duncan.
www.artstation.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I put the cards I painted for Solium Infernum up on Art station rescently www.artstation.com/artwork/zxLdGm