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OFFBEAT Catalogue: Riches & Rags, 7 Launch Instruments, Electric Lacey Upgrades
The OFFBEAT catalogue (Riches & Rags) launches with 7 musical objects across 2 chapters. See the flavour examples and the Electric Lacey upgrade-and-mod loop.
The OFFBEAT catalogue is the Riches & Rags Catalogue, an in-fiction second-hand shop that ships with seven musical objects across the two launch chapters. The Steam store names four launch instruments (toy tiger keyboard, singing garden gnome, paper shredder, secondhand sequencer). The remaining three launch instruments are not publicly named and appear below as an explicit unknown block rather than a guessed list. Players browse the catalogue through a local second-hand magazine and then take new purchases to Electric Lacey for upgrades and mods. The developer has committed to monthly updates that add more instruments through the Early Access window.
- Page role
- Reference
- Last checked
- 2026-09-14
- Launch instruments
- 7 (4 named, 3 unnamed)
- Fact boundary
- Official and attributed OFFBEAT sources
What the Riches & Rags Catalogue Contains at Launch
The OFFBEAT catalogue is presented in-game as the Riches & Rags Catalogue, a thrift-store style shop that surfaces new instruments one brief at a time. The Steam store confirms the catalogue ships with seven musical objects across the first two chapters, which is the same launch scope that Back2Gaming and the indiegame.com preview describe.
The catalogue framing is what makes OFFBEAT's tycoon layer feel different from a normal shopping loop. Every instrument has a story, and most of them look second-hand or repurposed. Players browse the catalogue through a local second-hand magazine rather than a sleek storefront, which keeps the catalogue inside the world's 198X jobbing-composer tone.
The seven launch instruments split into a four-name public roster and a three-instrument unknown block. The named four are the only ones Steam, Back2Gaming, and the indiegame.com preview publish today; the other three exist inside the seven-object launch scope but have no public name.
### Named Launch Instruments (4)
The Steam store description, Back2Gaming's launch coverage, and the indiegame.com preview all name the same four launch instruments:
- A toy keyboard shaped like a tiger (the starter synth in the first studio setup).
- A singing garden gnome (one of the catalogue's strangest named objects).
- A paper shredder (listed in Back2Gaming as a flavour example).
- A secondhand sequencer (the entry-point instrument alongside the tiger keyboard).
These four are the only individual instrument names currently public. Any other named launch instrument should be treated as unconfirmed.
How the Electric Lacey Upgrade-and-Mod Loop Works
The Steam store describes the upgrade-and-mod loop in a single sentence: "browse the Riches & Rags Catalogue to buy new synthesizers, then get Electric Lacey to upgrade and mod 'em." That sentence is the spine of the catalogue system.
The loop runs in three steps:
1. Buy a new instrument from the Riches & Rags Catalogue. 2. Take it to Electric Lacey for an upgrade or a mod slot. 3. Use the upgraded or modded instrument on a job, then return to step 1.
The loop is what turns a shopping list into a progression. Without Electric Lacey, new gear is just new gear; with Electric Lacey, each purchase becomes a multi-stage upgrade path. Back2Gaming and the indiegame.com preview both describe Electric Lacey as the engine that keeps the catalogue interesting long after the launch scope has been seen.
The first Electric Lacey visit is the natural next step after the first catalogue purchase. There is no separate unlocks page for Electric Lacey: taking a newly bought catalogue instrument to the engineer is the trigger that opens the upgrade and mod lines. After that first visit, every subsequent catalogue purchase follows the same buy → Lacey → job cycle.
For the briefs that justify the upgrades, see the OFFBEAT jobs page. For the chapter structure that gates which catalogue items matter most, see the OFFBEAT chapters page.
How the Catalogue Connects to the First Run
A first OFFBEAT run uses the catalogue the same way every later run does: buy one or two instruments, take them to Electric Lacey, score a first job, and export the track as a local WAV file. The catalogue is the gear side of that loop; the production tool is the assembly side.
The monthly-update promise is important here. Because the developer has committed to adding more instruments through the Early Access window, the catalogue a player sees on day one is a snapshot, not a final state. The same promise covers the two launch chapters and the 22 launch jobs; each of those pages links back to the catalogue as the source of the gear those systems use.
How the Catalogue Differs from a Normal Tycoon Shop
Three differences stand out between the Riches & Rags Catalogue and a typical tycoon storefront:
- The catalogue is framed as a second-hand magazine, not a polished shop menu.
- Each instrument is a hand-me-down object with its own visual identity, rather than a generic synth.
- Electric Lacey sits between the player and the gear, so a new purchase is only the start of an instrument's progression.
Those three choices explain why the catalogue page in the OFFBEAT wiki is its own hub rather than a sub-page of a generic gear page. The catalogue is the place where OFFBEAT's tone, its upgrade loop, and its tycoon layer all meet.
When the Catalogue Will Grow
The Steam Early Access section commits to monthly updates with new instruments, tasks, and features. The Pantaloon Gamespress press release confirms the same monthly cadence, and Back2Gaming's launch coverage repeats the commitment in plain language.
That commitment is the source for the "more instruments over time" framing, but the specific instruments, prices, or release dates of future catalogue updates were Not announced as of 2026-08-01. A player who wants the live list should check the Steam store after each monthly update rather than rely on a static external list.
For the workflow that uses the upgraded instruments once they exist, see the audio production and export guide, and for a first-run walkthrough that puts the catalogue in order, see the OFFBEAT getting started page.
OFFBEAT Catalogue Sources
Launch sources checked for this page. Storefront values and availability statements are dated to the research snapshot.
FAQ
How many instruments does the OFFBEAT catalogue have at launch?
Seven musical objects across the two launch chapters, as confirmed by the Steam store page.
What is the Riches & Rags Catalogue?
It is the in-fiction second-hand shop through which players browse and buy new instruments. It surfaces through a local second-hand magazine in-game.
What does Electric Lacey do?
Electric Lacey is the in-game engineer who upgrades and mods the instruments players buy from the catalogue. The Steam store description presents the upgrade-and-mod loop as the natural follow-up to any catalogue purchase.
Will the catalogue add more instruments?
Yes. The Steam Early Access section and the Pantaloon Gamespress press release both commit to monthly updates that add new instruments, tasks, and features through the Early Access window.
Are there catalogue items beyond the published flavour examples?
Yes. The Steam store confirms seven launch instruments, but the individual names of all seven beyond the toy tiger keyboard, singing garden gnome, paper shredder, and secondhand sequencer were Not announced as of 2026-08-01.