Is there a free software remake?

While I agree in general with the FSF’s concerns about privacy, the GNU philosophy; copy-left, hyper-purity, zealous religiosity; is somewhere between questionable and draconian but at least understandable when it comes to programs that serve a solely utilitarian purpose (i.e. word processors), but when you enter the domain of art, it is both depressing and incoherent.
For example, the Open Source Game Clones site (https://osgameclones.com) is sad and rather disgraceful. The very idea of needing to create a knockoff version of a video game because it is considered somehow unethical to play the original except for the purpose of creating said knockoff demeans video games as a medium.

While, I enjoy creating and contributing to open source projects, I avoid GPL/AGPL/LGPL3/ like the plague. When I open source a project, I want anyone to be able to use it, contribute if they wish, and provide feedback and suggestions. I am not interested in joining or propagating a transitive cult.