Game Boy Advance, Xbox
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King PC ports
2 fan projects bring The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to PC: all of them recomps. 2 of them are playable now. Each one needs game files from a copy you own.
Updated
The ports, side by side
| Project | Console | Method | Status | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athelas | Xbox | Recomp | Playable | Windows | 1.7.1 Oct 2026 |
| rotk-recompiled | Game Boy Advance | Recomp | Playable | Windows | No release yet |
Marked playable: Athelas and rotk-recompiled. Each port's page has its setup steps. Decomp vs recomp explains how the methods differ.
About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
An unlicensed Lord of the Rings Game using the engine from Pocky and Rocky with Becky. Despite the name, the game is vaguely based on the first Lord of the Rings movie, The Fellowship of the Ring. Each level starts off with a screenshot from the movie, though the actual levels and bosses have little resemblance
- Released
- 31 Dec 2003
- Genre
- Arcade
- Developer
- Vast Fame
Summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game.