Can You Rename Cities In Civ 7?
Although Sid Meier's Civilization 7follows 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 Civ 4, 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 Civ 7, the lack of any obvious method to rename cities or towns can make it unclear whether the feature is missing or simply hidden.
Civ 7 Doesn't Let You Rename Cities At Launch
A Basic Feature Is Unfortunately Missing
As of the release version of Civ 7, there's currently no feature that allows players to rename their cities or towns in-game. This isn't the only thing that's been cut from the new title, but it might be one of the most frustrating, as it seems like a fairly simple inclusion rather than something that could be hard to incorporate into the game design. That being said, it's likely that the situation won't remain the same forever.
Civ 7 Might Add City Renaming In The Future
Civ 6 Already Set A Precedent
In the long run, it's unlikely that the option to rename cities won't return. Civ 6 also lacked the feature at release and added it in a later update, so there's certainly precedent for a Civ 7 post-launch addition. It's possible that the addition got sidelined while working on fixes for core mechanics and other fundamentals, especially if any problem happened to arise in an attempt to implement it. Nonetheless, it's disappointing for the Civ series to be missing such a classic feature at launch once again, especially with deluxe editions and DLC plans already in place.
If Civ 7 does eventually add the ability to rename cities, it should presumably be accessible through the settlement interface that pops up when clicking on the name of a city or town. This time around, it could be a fun way to tweak the names of cities as they evolve through different civilizations across the Ages. Until that day comes, however, Sid Meier's Civilization 7sadly demands that the given name of a city is the one that stays throughout the course of a game, no matter how many hands it may pass through.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
OpenCritic Reviews- Released
- February 11, 2025
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ // Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Mild Language, Mild Violence, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher(s)
- 2K
- Engine
- Gamebryo Engine
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