Other things they encounter include other shipwrecks and puzzles. One of the first things they find is a welcome letter, signed with 'The Island Master', revealing that he knows about their presence and anticipates their deaths. The prisoners manage to get out of the cage and start exploring the island. The prisoners find themselves on the island. According to later revelations the compass was supposedly affected by the Island Master's magic who has chosen the prisoners to end up on his island. The ship compass is then seen to be affected by some magical power and starts pointing in wrong direction, which causes the ship to point towards the island, crash into rocks and sink, leaving only the four caged prisoners on the island beach. The game begins with cinematic intro showing a boat carrying a cage with four prisoners, sailing in a storm near the Isle of Nex.
The second installment of the Grimrock series takes place entirely on the Isle of Nex, in more open-world-like environment compared to its predecessor.
