Etymology Rhyming compound of comp (“computer; i.e computer-controlled opponent”) + stomp (“extremely uneven victory”), from the tendency of such games to be played casually for entertainment.
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Video gamesSlang A cooperative game format typical to competitive player-versus-player video games, such as real-time strategy games, where a number of human players instead team up against one or more computer-controlled opponents.
A PvE mode playable solo or in three-player co-op, [Homeworld 3s 'War Games'] puts a light rogue-lite spin on the traditional co-operative 'comp stomp format, and plays out quickly enough for a session to be done in under an hour[...]2023 December 23, Dominic Tarason, “Homeworld 3: The space RTS aims to please with its War Games mode”, in PC PowerPlay, number 300, page 48:
comp stomp
verb
Etymology Rhyming compound of comp (“computer; i.e computer-controlled opponent”) + stomp (“extremely uneven victory”), from the tendency of such games to be played casually for entertainment.
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Video gamesSlang To engage in a comp stomp; to compete against a number of computer-controlled opponents.