Epic has rocked the video game industry by laying off 16% of its workforce, nearly 900 people. While layoffs and studio closures and game cancellations are all too common in the industry, this was worse than usual, given the context in which they took place.
The CEO (or another manager) mentioned that the free games are paid by what would otherwise be their marketing budget so I don't think you need to consider yourself part of the problem.
You should also check this out:
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games