funny there is literally a board game with the same premise and aesthetic called "The Night Cage" as well
Yes, it was one of the inspirations!
In fact, initially I thought the game was going to be too similar to "The Night Cage". But since the jam was kinda short, I ended up using it as a reference just for the navigation part, and the rest of the stuff (like the monsters) I more or less improvised along the way.