Although follows the franchise tradition of representing real-world cultures and cities, the series has never stuck completely to the script, and renaming cities is one staple feature that goes against that grain.
While it's nice to have settlements that reflect historical locations, it can also be fun to get creative. This is especially true when it comes to conquest, as renaming cities can be a nice way to represent assimilation or simply annoy a friend in multiplayer.
In some franchise entries, like, founding a city provides an immediate prompt to choose a custom name. Others, however, make the option a little more subtle.
When starting up a game of, the lack of any obvious method to rename cities or towns can make it unclear whether the feature is missing or simply hidden.
As of the release version of, there's currently no feature that allows players to rename their cities or towns in-game.