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Epic claims it increases sales (much in the same way that pirates do) but I suspect it's just to get people past the very high barrier of creating an account and installing their (presumably) ad-ridden and data-collecting (they're owned by Tencent) launcher.
The former doesn't make much sense to me given they could just buy those games on Steam anyway and have a much better experience.
they’re owned by Tencent
About 35%
Tim Sweeney himself owns 41%
Tencent owns a substantial portion of the company, and therefore has substantial access and influence. Nitpicking about the percentages is irrelevant.
Of course they want to lure you in, but honestly I never bought anything there despite catching the free games regularly. Setting up the account doesn't require much personal information and you can just use tools like Heroic instead of their app.
Point is so that you might accidentally click on some F2P crap over there and actually spend more money than you would have otherwise. Bonus points if it's Fortnite. They love filling it with so much confetti and showing off. Brings a lot of money.
In addition to what others have said, it's almost always the base game only. You're more likely to buy a DLC for a (free) game you enjoyed from them than a new game.