- They give out free games every week. Sometimes they are AAA games like Hogwarts Legacy
- They are a competitor to steam who basically owns PC gaming. Competition is always good for the consumer
- They've sued Apple and Google for their ridiculous app store fees which is beneficial for the end users
That a sizeable chunk of people still buy on Steam because the experience of using the Epic Games Launcher is so abysmal[0]. And I mean the experience that isn't just fixed by a fresh coat of paint, you actually need features added to fix all the interesting missing stuff from Steam.
Also, I don't think I trust anything vibecoded with my credit card/paypal/<insert-other-money-management-stuff>.
[0]: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/turns-out-having-you...
Doesn't it tell you something that people refuse to use the platform even when bribed with free games? People are actively choosing to pay their competitors for games that they can get for free instead. Pretty much no one I know that plays PC games has ever even bothered claiming any of those free games, and if they do they'll add it as a non-Steam game in Steam instead lmao