Hedyverse Press Kit
Hedyverse is a development company. It builds the things people gather around: on a table, on a phone, on a screen.
That means everything between an idea and a finished thing, in tabletop, mobile, and television: concept through design, art direction, manufacturing, and the strategy that gets it to market. Some ideas arrive from a client. Some start in house, and those go out through Marge Games.
Founded in 2024 by Liza Keckler and Jessica Aceti, the company applies television development discipline to games. In 2026 Hedyverse developed Guess the Mess, Link Out Loud, and Photo Dump for Moodbox Games, Asmodee’s US mass-market studio, and Earbus for Hello Puzzlers. It self-publishes through its own label, Marge Games, home to Snack Society, Flickmoji, and Bookish.
The company name is a nod to Hedy Lamarr, the actress whose frequency-hopping patent underpins modern wireless, and is based in Los Angeles and Seattle.
For press inquiries, contact press@hedyverse.com
Founders
Liza Keckler
Liza Keckler is CEO and co-founder of Hedyverse. She spent twenty-five years as a development executive in unscripted television, producing more than 500 hours of programming and selling 34+ projects to networks and streamers including NBC, Netflix, Disney, and Discovery. She helped launch Hoarders at A&E and developed The Legend of Mick Dodge for National Geographic, Pet Stars for Netflix, and Immoral Compass for Roku, with senior roles at Screaming Flea Productions, Irwin Entertainment, and UnRealistic Ideas before launching the unscripted division at Archer Gray. She consults on development for Hearst Media Production Group, most recently on the return of Modern Marvels to The History Channel.
Jessica Aceti
Jessica Aceti is Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Hedyverse. She spent her career developing games, from Cranium through Forrest-Pruzan Creative, where she helped establish Prospero Hall, the in-house publishing unit behind Disney Villainous, Horrified, Pan Am, and Jaws. Disney Villainous won Game of the Year at the 2019 Toy of the Year Awards and the line has since sold close to three million units. She served as VP of Business Development at Funko Games, where she helped launch Funkoverse, and she runs Marge Games, Hedyverse’s own publishing unit.
Fact Sheet
| Legal entity | Hedyverse, LLC |
| What it is | A development company. We build the things people gather around: on a table, on a phone, on a screen. |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Founders | Liza Keckler (CEO), Jessica Aceti (Chief Creative Officer) |
| Locations | Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA |
| Website | hedyverse.com |
| Own label | Marge Games, playmarge |
| Clients | Buffalo Games, Asmodee, OtherWise Games, Hello Puzzlers |
| Press contact | press@hedyverse.com |
Titles
Guess the Mess
A party game about the beautiful disaster of other people’s stuff. Guess the Mess launched in July 2026 as part of the debut slate from Moodbox Games, Asmodee’s studio for the US mass market. Developed by Hedyverse from a design by Jack Degnan, with art by NotFriends Studio.
Link Out Loud
A fast word-association party game played out loud, in real time, with no app required. Designed by Jeremy Posner and Ken Gruhl with illustration by Brian Kirk, and developed by Hedyverse for Moodbox Games.
Photo Dump
A guessing game built out of the photos everyone already has on their phone. Designed by Annika Wierichs and developed by Hedyverse for Moodbox Games, Asmodee’s US mass-market party studio.
Earbus
A party game where every clue is a sound. Screeching halt. Barking mad. Rolling thunder. You hear it before you get it. Earbus is published by Hello Puzzlers and developed by Hedyverse, and ships in September 2026.
Snack Society
A cozy match-three puzzle game set in a world where every snack on the board is a citizen with a name, a personality, and strong opinions, presided over by Sir Snackington, Mayor of the Snack Society. Over 200 levels, 45 collectible characters, and no timers. Built for people who want two calm minutes, not a heart-rate spike.
Flickmoji
An emoji puzzle game for people who love movies. Guess the film from a string of emoji across 30 levels of puzzles you can play whenever you want, plus a new Daily Flick every day for anyone who wants the streak. Over 300 puzzles in all.
Bookish
Bookish is not a game. It is a deck of fifty cards built to make book club conversation better, skipping the plot summary and going straight to the argument. Each card has two scratch-off panels hiding two questions: one about the book, one about you. Built for the people whose group chat is already a book club.