Reusable rockets are an inevitable trend in future development of space transportationtechnology. The technology of return and vertical landing guidance is one of the key technologies for achieving precise landing and recovery of rockets. This paper focuses on three critical stages of rocket return and landing: powered deceleration phase, aerodynamic deceleration phase, and vertical landing phase, provides an review of existing guidance methods. Firstly, the dynamic model of rocket return and landing is established, and the constraints in each stage of return and landing are clarified. Then, according to the deceleration phase and vertical landing phase, the nominal trajectory tracking guidance method and predictive-corrective guidance method in deceleration phase, analytical guidance method in vertical landing phase, guidance method based on trajectory optimization and machine learning are introduced in detail from the aspects of basic principle, development process and research and application in engineering practice. Finally, it presents an outlook on future research directions worth exploring in the field of guidance for the return of rockets.