Beamdog has revealed that it was a request from Atari’s legal team that led to the removal of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition from some online stores.

The game was suddenly pulled from Apple’s App store and Beamdog's digital distribution service last week, although it is still available on Steam.

"At the request of Atari legal we removed the game from sale on Beamdog and the App stores," Beamdog CEO Trent Oster told Game Informer.

"Atari is still selling the game through their channels. We're trying to remedy the situation and I'm hopeful we can come to an arrangement.”

That meant that work on a patch for the game as well as an enhanced edition of Baldur's Gate II was on indefinite hold, said Oster.

"The prognosis [for resuming work on Baldur's Gate] is mixed," he told RPS.

"Best case, we can sort this out soon. Worst case, this could be in legal hell for a while. I like making games, but this contractual dispute bullshit keeps me up at night.

"Baldur's Gate III, we are still interested in the concept, but currently I'd say were very demoralized."