Pielope (pieropi) is likely a portmanteau of the given name Penelope, and the Japanese word for clown "Piero" which is in turn derived from French pierrot clowns.
The Apple Arcade version of World's End Club received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic. Reviewing the iOS version, Kevin Mai of Noisy Pixel praised the game's story, feeling of adventure, likeable cast and entertaining dialogue, but criticized the presentation, lack of depth, puzzles, and the unfinished nature of the release, ultimately giving it a score of 7.5 out of 10, urging the readers to wait for the complete release on the Nintendo Switch.